Blacker team equals better team? Whitlock RIPS US men’s national team’s failed diversity gamble.

On Monday night, the U.S. men’s national team lost 4-1 to Belgium, concluding its run in the FIFA 2026 World Cup. The crushing defeat was a massive upset, as much of the nation had high hopes the team would make a serious run this time — maybe even win the whole tournament.

Those hopes, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock argues, largely stemmed from the fact that the team had more black players on its roster than ever before. Many U.S. fans, he says, mistakenly assumed that blacker equals better.

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France was the proof. Its national team — Les Bleus — has long had one of the highest proportions of players with black or African heritage in international soccer, and for roughly the last 25-30 years, it