Robert Griffin III said he was “drinking my sorrows away” after Belgium beat the U.S. men’s national team 4-1 in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Monday — and partially blamed American fans for the “embarrassing” loss.
The former NFL quarterback, who currently works as a college football analyst and broadcaster for Fox Sports, didn’t hold back in a series of X posts, while vacationing with his wife, Grete, in Hawaii.
“We lost because (Belgium is a better team) we weren’t a united front as fans,” Griffin wrote. “We are supposed to be the United States of America not the divided states of America.”
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