{"id":13899,"date":"2026-07-07T00:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/?p=13899"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:50:46","slug":"el-mundial-se-queda-sin-anfitriones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/noticias\/futbol\/mundial\/el-mundial-se-queda-sin-anfitriones\/","title":{"rendered":"El Mundial se queda sin anfitriones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>La Copa del Mundo se qued\u00f3 oficialmente sin selecciones anfitrionas en competencia. La goleada 4-1 de B\u00e9lgica sobre Estados Unidos en los octavos de final sell\u00f3 la eliminaci\u00f3n del \u00faltimo representante local, luego de las salidas prematuras de Canad\u00e1 y M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El equipo dirigido por Mauricio Pochettino no solo se despidi\u00f3 del torneo ante su afici\u00f3n, sino que volvi\u00f3 a confirmar una tendencia que persigue al f\u00fatbol estadounidense desde hace d\u00e9cadas: su incapacidad para eliminar a una selecci\u00f3n europea en fases de eliminaci\u00f3n directa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdl2G0tU9O7AKM-nh-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr\u00e9dito: Jan De Meuleneir\/PsnewZ via ZUMA Press\/TT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde la instauraci\u00f3n del formato moderno de octavos de final, Estados Unidos nunca ha logrado superar a un rival de la UEFA en un duelo de \"mata-mata\". La lista incluye las derrotas ante Alemania en los cuartos de final de 2002 (1-0), B\u00e9lgica en los octavos de Brasil 2014 (2-1), Pa\u00edses Bajos en Qatar 2022 (3-1) y ahora la contundente ca\u00edda frente a los belgas (4-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Su \u00fanica victoria en una ronda eliminatoria durante ese per\u00edodo lleg\u00f3 precisamente en 2002, cuando derrot\u00f3 2-0 a M\u00e9xico, un rival de la Concacaf. Ante equipos europeos, la barrera contin\u00faa intacta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlMJaBCLYPXhU-nh-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr\u00e9dito: AP Photo\/Ted S. Warren\/WCDD257\/TT. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>B\u00e9lgica, adem\u00e1s, reforz\u00f3 su condici\u00f3n de aut\u00e9ntica bestia negra de los Estados Unidos. Doce a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de eliminarlo en Brasil 2014, volvi\u00f3 a imponerse con autoridad gracias al doblete de Charles De Ketelaere, adem\u00e1s de los tantos de Hans Vanaken y Romelu Lukaku. Malik Tillman hab\u00eda igualado transitoriamente el encuentro, pero la reacci\u00f3n estadounidense apenas dur\u00f3 unos minutos antes de que los 'Diablos Rojos' recuperaran el control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Con la eliminaci\u00f3n de Estados Unidos, el Mundial entra en cuartos de final sin equipos anfitriones y deja abierta una pregunta inc\u00f3moda para el f\u00fatbol norteamericano: \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 Europa sigue siendo un obst\u00e1culo imposible de superar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaeWQbljLbW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaeWQbljLbW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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