USMNT Knocked Out, Spain Ends Portugal’s Run

On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel recaps a huge day across the World Cup, Wimbledon, MLB, WNBA, and the Tour de France. The show opens with Belgium ending the United States’ World Cup run in Seattle with a 4-1 win. Charles De Ketelaere leads Belgium with 2 goals and an assist, while Malik Tillman briefly brings the U.S. level with a free kick before Belgium pulls away. Chris breaks down the disappointment of the USMNT exiting the World Cup on home soil, Christian Pulisic leaving with an ankle issue, and the lingering controversy around FIFA clearing Folarin Balogun to play after his red card suspension.Spain also advances with a 1-0 stoppage-time win over Portugal in Arlington, as Mikel Merino scores in the 91st minute after a quick move involving Ferran Torres. The loss may mark the end of Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career, while Spain reaches its first World Cup quarterfinal since winning the tournament in 2010. Chris highlights Lamine Yamal’s continued danger, Spain’s late belief, and the setup for Belgium vs. Spain in the next round.At Wimbledon, Jasmine Paolini ends Alexandra Eala’s breakthrough run after Eala became the first Filipino player to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam. On the men’s side, Flavio Cobolli upsets Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz advances, and British wildcard Arthur Fery beats Grigor Dimitrov in five sets to become the last British singles player left. Chris also previews a major Tuesday slate featuring Novak Djokovic chasing a record 25th Grand Slam title and Naomi Osaka’s first Wimbledon quarterfinal.In MLB, the Royals stun the Phillies 15-1 behind 22 hits, tagging Cristopher Sánchez for a career-worst 9 earned runs. The Dodgers survive the Rockies 8-7 in 11 innings as Shohei Ohtani hits his 299th career home run and Dalton Rushing delivers the walk-off single, while the Nationals erase a 5-run deficit to beat the Astros behind James Wood’s grand slam and CJ Abrams’ 3-run homer.The show also checks in on the WNBA, where Golden State beats Washington, Connecticut edges Minnesota, and Seattle tops Los Angeles behind Flau’jae Johnson. Chris closes with the Tour de France, where Tadej Pogačar wins Stage 3 and takes the yellow jersey from Jonas Vingegaard on countback after bonus seconds, setting up another tense chapter in cycling’s biggest rivalry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.