Sergino Dest tackled firmly

Sergino Dest and Ricardo Pepi have been eliminated with Team USA at the 2026 World Cup. In the night from Monday to Tuesday, Dutch time, both PSV players lost with their country to Belgium by a remarkable 1-4 and that means the tournament is over for the squad of head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

The duel was already under high tension in advance due to all the commotion surrounding the rescinding of the red card that the American striker Folarin Balogun received in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. In particular, the possible involvement of U.S. President Donald Trump caused a lot of confusion in the world of football.

Despite all the commotion, the American team in the match against The Red Devils was not able to get going. Former PSV player Malik Tillman, from a free kick, still made it 1-1, but two minutes later he saw striker Charles De Ketelaere head in the 1-2.

In the end, the Belgians, thanks to mistakes in the American defense, went on to a 1-4 victory. Sergino Dest was substituted halfway through, and after the match the PSV player was dragged through the mud in the press.

The medium SBI Soccer even gave the right back a 1 for his performance. ''Almost everything went wrong for the right back; after a poor first half, he was also rightfully substituted at halftime. He was passive in his own penalty area in the run-up to the opening goal, which largely made the early deficit his fault'', the sports outlet judges.

Also national team coach Pochettino is being heavily targeted. ''Before the World Cup, a contract extending to 2030 was offered to him. If that offer is not yet off the table, then it absolutely should be'', said American FOX Sports.