In the World Cup round of 16 fierce battle, the Netherlands team and the strength of the U.S. team to start a summit showdown. In the end, the U.S. team lost by a score of 1 to 3, ending the journey of this World Cup. Interestingly, Americans are accustomed to using Soccer to refer to soccer instead of Football, which is commonly used in Europe, and this difference has sparked heated debates at this year's World Cup. Before the game, U.S. President Joe Biden personally recorded a video holding a soccer ball and declaring that it was "Soccer", however, with the U.S. team's loss, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte humorously responded: "Football is the winner!"
Before the round of 16, Biden cheered for the U.S. team through a carefully edited video. In the video, Biden seems to magically catch the American star Tanner Adams's powerful shot, he held up the soccer ball, passionately said: "This is Soccer, the United States team go! You can do it!" However, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte responded to Biden's video via Twitter after the game, leaving a playful comment, "Biden, sorry, Football is the real winner!"
This "rhetoric exchange" is really a light-hearted joke. After the game, Biden again message to encourage the U.S. players: "Boys, I'm proud of you. Stand up, keep going, our future is full of hope, 2026 we will meet the challenge of the World Cup at home!" It is worth mentioning that the 2026 World Cup will be jointly organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
