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The unpatriotic left won’t cheer for Team USA because Trump helped right a World Cup wrong

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The professionally miserable wing of the American left is torn up over the righting of an egregious wrong at the World Cup.

During its Round of 32 matchup last week, the US national team watched in horror as star striker Folarin Balogun received a red card because the opposing player challenging him from behind failed to stay on his feet while the pair battled for the ball.

That would have sidelined Balogun for the all-important elimination match against Belgium — until Sunday, when FIFA delayed implementing the striker’s suspension.

The subsequent moaning from the Belgians was pathetic. The bellyaching from self-hating American malcontents, doubly so.

Ex-Obama aide Tommy Vietor professed to be “overjoyed” that Balogun would take the field — yet lamented........

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