A’s 7, Dodgers 1: USMNT is into the round of 16 at the World Cup!

Hello, everybody. I put the same amount of effort into this recap as the Dodgers did in trying to win.

It’s a great game to do it because I’m still jacked to the tits over USMNT advancing anyway.

Almost Heaven. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/O5kUCAq4p6

— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) July 2, 2026

Playing this on repeat tonight. 🔁 pic.twitter.com/ZQyINFzcFo

— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) July 2, 2026

LET’S GOOOO

At least Shohei Ohtani did this:

Ohtani telling the fans to cheer for Javier! 😂 pic.twitter.com/UzWifyhq4H

— James¹⁷¹⁸🎌 (@ShotimeLAD) July 2, 2026

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So basically, Charlie Barnes made what was basically a spot start and got shelled.

I mean … yeah, man.

To my swingman Charlie Barnes, rest now, brother. We have the watch, and we'll see you in Valhalla.

— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) 2026-07-02T04:03:14.863Z

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56-31 on the year, four-game winning streak snapped.

Anyway, the Dodgers now come home for a four-game series against the Padres on MLB Network at 4:10 PM HT/7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET. It’ll be Roki Sasaki facing the same team for the second time in a week, and he’ll be up against Randy Vasquez doing the same.