The good vibes lasted eight minutes for the United States. 

That’s how long it took Charles De Ketelaere to silence the Seattle crowd on Monday night, and Belgium never gave the noise back. A 4-1 dismantling of the USA wasn’t just a round of 16 exit — it also was one of the worst collective performances by a U.S. men’s national team in recent memory, delivered at the exact moment the program could least afford it.

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For a month, this team had unified a country. Sold-out stadiums, “Country Roads” echoing throughout the crowd, a group won with a game to spare, a first knockout victory since 2002. Then FIFA’s disciplinary committee overturned Folarin Balogun’s suspension, and the mood around the world curdled overnight. Suddenly the darlings were the villains.

Belgium noticed. 

The Red Devils spent the buildup insisting they weren’t scared of the crowd, the hosts or the circumstances. Then they went out and proved it. Let’s be honest about what happened here: While the U.S. committed self-inflicted wounds, Belgium caused many of them with its perfect game plan. 

Manager Rudi Garcia’s side played its most complete game in years — and did it after losing Amadou Onana to a serious knee injury in the 21st minute. Most teams wobble when their midfield anchor leaves on a stretcher’s timeline. Belgium simply plugged in Hans Vanaken, who went on to score the third goal. That’s not luck. That’s a team that knew exactly what it was.

The way Belgium cut through the American press was surgical. Every time the U.S. stepped up, the ball zipped through the lines like the press wasn’t there. Leandro Trossard tormented the left side all night, and both De Ketelaere goals came from crosses the U.S. defended like strangers introduced at kickoff. 

The second was the killer: 61 seconds after Malik Tillman’s free kick had leveled the game, De Ketelaere posterized Tim Ream and headed Belgium back in front. Beaten in the air, slow to react, frozen in the moment. The first half told the whole story when Belgium outshot the U.S., 11-2.

And remember, nobody was talking about this Belgium team pre-tournament. The golden generation is either gone or in their twilight. It couldn’t beat Egypt in the group. It couldn’t beat Iran. It trailed Senegal 2-0 late in the round of 32 and needed a frantic comeback just to survive. 

There were rumors of infighting. The No. 9 FIFA ranking felt like a relic. Then Garcia’s team produced this — ruthless, cohesive, cold-blooded — and suddenly a quarterfinal against Spain doesn’t look like a complete mismatch.

For the U.S., the occasion was simply too big. You could see it in the nervous first touches, the panicked clearances, the decision-making of a team playing the only top-10 opponent it faced all tournament. 

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And then came the moment that will live in infamy: Matt Freese wandered out of his area, trapped a long ball, hesitated, accidentally kicked the grass and coughed it up to Vanaken, who calmly finished from 30 yards into a net the last defender, Tim Ream, couldn’t reach. It’s the kind of mistake you barely even see on a JV soccer pitch, let alone in a World Cup knockout game on home soil. Romelu Lukaku’s stoppage-time fourth, off yet another giveaway, was just cruelty for the highlight reel.

Mauricio Pochettino spent the weekend reminding everyone he’s only “a small part” of this operation. Convenient timing. His most talented American squad ever went out in the round of 16, same as everybody else this century. The U.S. will spend four years having nightmares about this one. 

But Belgium? It’ll spend Friday in Los Angeles, facing Spain, playing with house money as a written-off team that walked into the loudest building in America and turned the volume all the way down. 

Overturn that. 

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For 79 minutes, the champions were dead.

Argentina trailed Egypt, 2-0, in Atlanta, Lionel Messi had a penalty saved, and the Pharaohs were countering like a team with zero interest in a moral victory. They just had to hang on in the 2026 World Cup round of 16 matchup and keep the defending champs at bay.

Then came three goals in 14 minutes, resulting in a 3-2 final and rescuing an Argentina quarterfinal berth from the jaws of defeat.

Here are my four takeaways from a game that took years off Argentine lives:

1. Argentina Can Win Ugly. That’s What Champions Do.

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Let’s not sugarcoat it: Argentina has been suffering. It needed 120 minutes and an own goal to survive Cape Verde. Against Egypt, it was down by two, heavily favored in both games and staring at the exit. It also caught a break — Mostafa Zico had an earlier goal chalked off when VAR found a Marawan Attia foul on Lisandro Martínez a full pitch away from the finish. Even the FOX broadcast squirmed at that one.

But here’s the thing about serial winners: They don’t need to be brilliant, they need to be alive at the final whistle. Cristian Romero headed in a Messi cross. Messi equalized. Enzo Fernández buried the winner off a Lautaro Martínez cross, from a counter that started after Mohamed Salah was dispossessed at the edge of Argentina’s penalty box. From 2-0 down to 3-2 up in a flash. Pretty? No. The mark of a champion? Absolutely.

2. Messi Missed A Penalty. Then He Reminded Everyone Who He Is.

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The penalty miss should have been the story. Mostafa Shobeir dove to his right and stuffed Messi’s spot kick before the first hydration break — his second failed penalty of the tournament (the first player to ever miss two penalties in a single World Cup) after the miss against Austria. A 39-year-old carrying a nation, denied again. You’d forgive him for shrinking.

Instead, he curled the cross that Romero converted, then arrived in the 83rd minute to score the equalizer himself — his eighth goal of the World Cup, now all alone at the top of the Golden Boot race ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. 

He has scored in every single game Argentina has played this tournament. He broke the all-time World Cup assists record. The man rewrites the record books on nights when everything works and on nights when nothing does. That second kind might be more impressive.

3. The Pharoahs Leave With Their Heads High — And New Heroes.

What a ride this was for Egypt. Unbeaten in a group that included Belgium, topped Australia on penalties with a Mohamed Salah panenka, and mere minutes from eliminating the world champions. And they did it in the least expected way: with an aging Salah as facilitator and Omar Marmoush — goalless, assist-less and benched Tuesday after a miserable tournament — reduced to a late cameo.

The unheralded names delivered instead. Yasser Ibrahim’s 15th-minute header stunned Atlanta. Haissem Hassan ran the right flank on the counter, setting up Zico’s goal after a Salah surge. And Shobeir was magnificent — the penalty save, plus stops on Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Julián Álvarez. Egypt were brilliant on the break. They just ran into the defending champions. It happens. 

4. Now, The Uncomfortable Question: What’s Wrong With Argentina?

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Because something is wrong. The legs looked heavy — understandable after 120 minutes in the Miami furnace against Cape Verde, where Lionel Scaloni described his cramping team as “defending like a cornered cat.” The defense is shakier still. Four goals conceded in two knockout games, Ibrahim rising unmarked, and Argentina caught up-field on transition over and over. Egypt’s disallowed goal and Zico’s finish came from nearly identical counters. Good teams notice patterns like that. Spain-level teams will make them pay.

And the dependency problem persists: Messi has eight goals; no teammate has been consistently dangerous. Álvarez keeps flickering without igniting. Romero and Fernández stepped up Tuesday — Argentina needs that weekly, not annually. Champions can win ugly. They can’t keep needing miracles.

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The Atlanta Falcons might finally be off the hook as the holders of arguably the greatest single-game collapse in sports history, and Tom Brady might agree with that sentiment. 

Argentina appeared dead to rights in its World Cup round-of-16 match against Egypt on Tuesday, going down 2-0 in the 67th minute, putting its hopes of repeating as World Cup champs in jeopardy. But then, in the 79th minute, Argentina flipped the script. Argentina scored three unanswered goals, including one from Lionel Messi and one in stoppage time, to win 3-2. 

As Argentina put the finishing touches on its win, Brady couldn’t help but tip his cap to Messi’s squad. 

“Yeah so that might top 28-3,” Brady wrote with a mind-blown emoji in a post on X. 

If Argentina’s win did top the New England Patriots’ 28-3 comeback victory over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI, then the setting might not have been any more appropriate. Messi and Argentina pulled off the comeback at Atlanta Stadium, which is the home of the Falcons. 

As for the debate of whether Argentina’s comeback was greater than the comeback the Patriots had in Super Bowl LI, there are many ways you can slice it. However, the Patriots were able to cut into the Falcons’ 28-3 lead prior to the start of the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LI. Argentina, on the other hand, didn’t score until after the second hydration break, which is now considered by some as the start of the fourth quarter of soccer matches.

And another thing that could help Argentina’s case for being the holders of the superior comeback was that it didn’t need any extra time to seal its victory. Enzo Fernández scored two minutes into stoppage time, ensuring that Tuesday’s match wouldn’t go into extra time. The Patriots, meanwhile, didn’t tie the game against the Falcons in Super Bowl LI until the final minute before winning in overtime. 

Brady wasn’t the only sports star who reacted to Argentina’s epic comeback. Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Brunson and others were among those who shared their amazement with what happened on Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta. 

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Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup title defense couldn’t be ended by Egypt, before the quarterfinals. That’s not how Messi would go out in possibly his final World Cup appearance. Right? 

Yet that reality was slowly sinking in as Egypt extended its lead to 2-0 with Moustafa Ziko’s 67th minute goal.

But somewhere in the back of everyone’s mind there was an inkling of disbelief that Messi and Argentina would once-and-for-all be ousted, and calculated hope that the greatest soccer player of all time would find a way. Because he always does. 

And, of course, Messi proved inevitable once again. 

He led Argentina to an improbable comeback, scoring and assisting goals in the span of four minutes before Enzo Fernández headed home the match-winner in the 90th minute. 

A comeback like that should be once in a lifetime. But FOX Sports’ Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović have seen it before. Because their former FC Barcelona teammate, Messi, makes the impossible seem modern, expected. 

Messi did that over the course of 90 minutes against Egypt as he failed, and then led Argentina back from the dead. 

“He reminded us that he’s human,” Henry said. “And then he reminds us again that he’s not human … What happened with Leo, is that sometimes — do not wake up the beast.”

When the odds are stacked against Messi, he turns them on their head. 

On Tuesday, as Argentina fell behind, Messi was denied from the penalty spot for the second straight time. But he kept pushing, and came through when Argentina needed him most. In the 79th minute, he lofted in a cross that found Cristian Romero’s head, who knocked it past Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir. Then in the 83rd minute, a bouncing ball in the box fell to Messi’s feet, because of course, and he smashed it. Shobeir got a touch on the shot attempt, sending the ball off the bar and into the back of the net. 

“You could see he wanted it when it was 0-2, something changed,” Ibrahimović said. “He took command, he took the ball. He was after something, you could see it. He was on a mission. He will not let go. He did not want to leave this tournament.”

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Was there ever really a doubt? 

Not with Messi.

“When they still need him, he raises his game,” Henry said. 

At the ripe age of 39 years old, Messi has played every minute of Argentina’s two 2026 World Cup knockout round games, including an extra-time thriller against Cape Verde on Friday, and Tuesday’s 3-2 comeback against Egypte. That’s a total of 210 minutes plus injury time over the last five days. And Messi delivered his best deeper into each match. 

“He’s just unstoppable,” Henry said. “This is Hollywood stuff. It’s almost like when you script that, it’s a movie that will never happen in real life… This guy writes history with his feet. It’s unreal.”

For a moment, Messi’s World Cup story seemed over. But then he reminded everyone it will only conclude on his terms. In the end, the tears streaming down his face after the final whistle were filled with joy as he celebrated with Argentina’s fans. 

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Every time Lionel Messi has touched the pitch at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he has made history, and that was certainly true in Argentina’s 3-2 comeback win against Egypt in the round of 16 on Tuesday, where he scored and assisted to become the tournament’s all-time assists leader.

However, Messi also set another record on Tuesday, one that he is surely hoping will be eclipsed in his lifetime.

With Argentina trailing 1-0 after a 15th-minute goal from Egypt center back Yasser Ibrahim, Argentina fullback Nicolás Tagliafico drew a penalty that set the stage for Messi to be the hero once again.

Instead, Messi had his penalty attempt saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Ahmed Shobeir, keeping the match 1-0 in Egypt’s favor. The miss made Messi the first player in World Cup history to miss two penalties in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup.

Messi now has one miss, three saves, and four conversions in his eight career penalty attempts, excluding penalty shootouts.

Thankfully for Messi, Argentina prevailed and scored three goals in the final 11 minutes plus stoppage time to complete a 3-2 comeback over Egypt and cement their quarterfinals spot. Messi and Argentina will now face the winner of Switzerland vs. Colombia on Saturday at Kansas City Stadium.

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Egypt nearly put Argentina on the ropes in the 58th minute of Tuesday’s World Cup round of 16 match, until VAR had stepped in. 

Midfielder Mostafa Zico’s breakaway goal that would’ve put Egypt up, 2-0, was disallowed after a VAR check determined that midfielder Marawan Attia fouled Argentina defender Lisandro Martínez prior to the goal. However, the foul occurred while Argentina was on the attack, leading to some controversy over whether VAR overstepped its reach. 

“Surely, this is not within VAR’s [realm] to review this,” FOX Sports analyst Rob Green said on the broadcast. “It’s a full length of the pitch away.”

FOX Sports soccer officiating expert Dr. Joe Machnik, meanwhile, thought that the fact that it was a foul meant that the goal should’ve been disallowed.

“A foul in the attacking phase of play, which leads to a goal or possession by the team that [scores] a goal can result in the goal being disallowed and being given a free kick,” Machnik explained.

Still, Green thought that Argentina got away with one as he disagreed with the decision.

“What a let off for Argentina. The full length of the pitch,” Green continued. “That, 100 yards away, someone stepping on someone’s toe is not why VAR was brought into the game. We’ve got to a point now where we’ve reached far beyond the powers that it should have. The referee saw the tackle, decided not to give it and Egypt, with a brilliant breakaway goal, have been denied a two-goal cushion.” 

Argentina wasn’t able to do anything with the ensuing free kick, and Egypt was able to take a 2-0 lead when Ziko scored again in the 67th minute. However, Argentina scored in the 79th minute to cut Egypt’s lead to 2-1, and Lionel Messi scored the equalizer in the 83rd minute. So, the disallowed goal looms large. 

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‘This Is Not A Decision For The VAR’

FOX Sports’ other soccer rules analyst, former FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg, disagreed with both the call and VAR review altogether. 

“I don’t believe that A. it was a foul and B. there should be a VAR intervention to disallow this goal,” Clattenburg told us after the match. 

“This is not a decision for the VAR,” he added.

He pointed to a lack of consistency in enforcement throughout this World Cup with previous comparable incidents not getting VAR’s second looks.

“My take on it is simple: This challenge, this type of foul, isn’t consistent to the way the referees have been refereeing this tournament,” Clattenburg said. “They’ve been allowing some physical challenges. They’ve been allowing some physical contact. And you can argue this is not a foul. And certainly, this is not a VAR intervention when the referee has made the call on the field of play, and it’s such a very subjective decision if it’s a foul or not. It’s not a clear foul.”

Clattenburg also shared Green and others’ stance on the tremendous distance and time between the foul and the disallowed goal. 

“VAR [was] looking at something too deeply and looking for something that has happened in the game to try to cancel the Egypt goal,” Clattenburg continued.

“This one had many passes and a long distance to the goal and a long time. It’s not like one or two seconds. It must have been, what, 10 seconds from the foul to the goal being scored, so it’s too long also.”

Because of both the questionable contact and it being about three-quarters of the field from the goal, the play should have been flagged, especially because Argentina had time to reset, he said.

“If we look at Argentina,” Clattenburg added, “they’ve had some decisions that have certainly benefited, and this is one that has certainly benefited Argentina because this was a canceled goal. And certainly a lot of people around the world will see this as unfair VAR intervention.”

‘It Fulfills The Protocol’

After the match, Machnik elaborated on the call on “World Cup NOW” that the process used to take the goal off the scoreboard and call the foul was correct.

“It has long been part of the VAR protocol, this was one of the earliest things that they decided, that they didn’t want a foul which led to the scoring of a goal to enable that goal to be given,” Machnik said. “Now, they never said that there was a distance, that the foul was going to be five seconds before or 75 yards away. As long as the one team didn’t regain possession or make a play, that possession was cleanly gained from the foul and that foul led to possession that led to the goal.

“It fulfills the protocol, and that’s why it was disallowed.”

While the referee on the field likely saw the tackle, and opted to let play continue, Machnik pointed out that doesn’t mean the on-field decision will always stand.

“Officiating, at this level, is all a question of angles,” Machnik said. “So, the angle the referee may have had, that foul happened in a corner of the field. He’s quite a distance away. He might not have had an angle on it. The assistant referee on that side of the field is way up the other end.

“So, what the VAR is saying is, ‘Let me show you a different angle.’ And when you see the different angle, there’s a foul, stepped on his foot.”

Machnik acknowledged that VAR did take away a magical moment for Egypt and that the end result won’t always be a decision that people are happy with.

“We don’t like it,” Machnik said. “Most of the time, this is how I feel about what VAR has done to the game. About 75% of the time, it takes away something that is fun. The other 25% of the time, it presents us with something that’s ugly and painful.”

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Egypt coach Hossam Hassan made it clear he disagreed with the VAR check that led to the disallowed goal for Zico. 

“I’m not convinced with this outcome. I’m not convinced with the way things unfolded during this match,” Hassan said, via The Associated Press. “I do not want to try to put it nicely here with beautiful wording, selected wording, and saying hard luck and so on and so forth.

“We have been treated unfairly today. We have suffered injustice.”

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It was another epic World Cup match by an Argentina team that simply doesn’t know when it’s beaten.

Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory and a spot in the quarterfinals.

“We have a phenomenal group, a group that never gives up no matter the difficulties and adversity. We’re always together,” said Enzo Fernández, who scored the winning goal in stoppage time.

Argentina will play either Switzerland or Colombia in the next round on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.

For much of Tuesday’s game, it looked like it would be a painful exit for the 39-year-old Lionel Messi in what might be the last of his six World Cups.

Egypt led after goals in each half from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico and could have been ahead 3-0 if not for a video review that ruled out another score.

Argentina looked down and out, its bid to be the first team to win back-to-back World Cup titles since Brazil in 1958 and 1962 all but dead.

Cue a monumental comeback.

“The heart of Argentinians is always something that pushes, that we keep going no matter what, that we give everything until the end. And honestly, with the score 2-0, we looked a bit beaten,” Argentina striker Julian Alvarez said. “There was little time left, but we always manage to get something more by fighting until the end.”

Cristian Romero started the rally by scoring with a header in the 79th minute. Messi, who was in tears after the final whistle, scored his eighth goal of the tournament and record-extending 21st goal at the World Cup in the 83rd to level the score at 2-2 and Fernandez completed the comeback in injury time.

“Four years have passed since Qatar, and we’ve come to enjoy another World Cup — and we want to win it again. That’s what we’re aiming for,” Fernandez said.

Argentina is no stranger to heroic matches at the World Cup.

There was the 3-2 win over West Germany in the 1986 final. Then the 3-3 draw and eventual shootout victory against France to reclaim the title four years ago.

Cape Verde pushed Argentina to the brink in the last round before eventually winning 3-2 in extra time.

Tuesday’s match was even more dramatic, with Messi having a first-half penalty saved, and another effort hit the post.

“I’m so emotional,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “What a group of players, brother.”

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Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martínez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner.

Argentina was quickly given the chance to level the match when Haissem Hassan ripped Nicolas Tagliafico in the box moments later. Referee François Letexier pointed to the penalty spot and Messi stepped up with an expectant crowd waiting for him to score.

Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir had other ideas, diving to his left to block the shot for Messi’s second penalty miss of the tournament after also failing from the spot against Austria in the group stage.

Despite being the all-time leading scorer at World Cups, Messi has now missed four of eight penalty kicks at the tournament.

After Messi hit the post later in the half, Shobeir pulled off another great save to stop Julián Alvarez from close range.

Egypt thought it had doubled its lead in the second half when Mostafa Zico finished off a sweeping attack. But the wild celebrations were cut short when a foul earlier in the move was confirmed on video review and the goal was disallowed.

That second goal for Egypt did come in the 67th from a similar break, and this time Zico’s effort counted. It just wasn’t enough.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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The MLB All-Star week is always a summer highlight. Each year, the most outstanding players from both the American League and National League teams face off to win the Midsummer Classic. 

Here’s a list of the top 25 players with the most MLB All-Star appearances.

Most MLB All-Star Appearances

• No. 1: Hank Aaron (25 appearances)
• No. 2 (tie): Willie Mays (24 appearances)
• No. 2 (tie): Stan Musial (24 appearances)
• No .4: Mickey Mantle (20 appearances)
• No. 5 (tie): Cal Ripken Jr. (19 appearances)
• No. 5 (tie): Ted Williams (19 appearances)
• No. 7 (tie): Rod Carew (18 appearances)
• No. 7 (tie): Carl Yastrzemski (18 appearances)
• No. 7 (tie): Yogi Berra (18 appearances)
• No. 7 (tie): Al Kaline (18 appearances)
• No. 7 (tie): Brooks Robinson (18 appearances)
• No. 12 (tie): Pete Rose (17 appearances)
• No. 12 (tie): Warren Spahn (17 appearances)
• No. 14 (tie): Tony Gwynn (15 appearances)
• No. 14 (tie): Ozzie Smith (15 appearances)
• No. 14 (tie): Roberto Clemente (15 appearances)
• No. 14 (tie): Nellie Fox (15 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Johnny Bench (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Barry Bonds (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Ernie Banks (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Frank Robinson (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Reggie Jackson (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Derek Jeter (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Alex Rodriguez (14 appearances)
• No. 18 (tie): Iván Rodrí­guez (14 appearances)

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Alex Rodriguez, Dontrelle Willis and the rest of the ‘MLB on FOX’ crew reveal the 2026 MLB All-Star Game Rosters for both the National League and American League.

Which active players have the most MLB All-Star appearances?

Here’s a list of active players with seven or more MLB All-Star appearances:

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• No. 1: Mike Trout (12 appearances)
• No. 2 (tie): Freddie Freeman (10)
• No. 2 (tie): Chris Sale (10)
• No. 4 (tie): Bryce Harper (9)
• No. 4 (tie): Aroldis Chapman (9)
• No. 4 (tie): Salvador Perez (9)
• No. 4 (tie): Jose Altuve (9)
• No. 4 (tie): Justin Verlander (9)
• No. 4 (tie): Craig Kimbrel (9)
• No. 10 (tie): Aaron Judge (8)
• No. 10 (tie): Max Scherzer (8)
• No. 10 (tie): Nolan Arenado (8)
• No. 10 (tie): Mookie Betts (8)

Who has the most All-Star appearances of all time?

Hank Aaron holds the record for the most all-star appearances, with 25 appearances between 1954-1976.  

Which active player has the most All-Star appearances?

Mike Trout holds the record for the most All-Star appearances by an active player. From 2011-2026, Trout has been selected for 12 All-Star games. 

Who has the most consecutive All-Star appearances?

Not only does Hank Aaron hold the record for most All-Star appearances of all time, but he also holds the record for most consecutive All-Star appearances of any player. From 1955-1975, Aaron was selected as an All-Star – 21 seasons in a row!

How to Watch the 2026 MLB All-Star Game

The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 14, with first pitch at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, live from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Watch the MLB All-Star Game on FOX One for live and on-demand streaming.

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Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, who injured his right knee in the 19th minute of Monday’s 4-1 win against the United States in the round of 16, will miss the remainder of the World Cup.

In a statement released by the Belgian soccer federation, team doctor Brahim Hacene said medical examinations confirmed that Onana ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his knee.

“This is devastating news,” Hacene said, “both for him personally and for the team.”

The 24-year-old Onana appeared in four games at the World Cup for Belgium, and made his second start of the tournament against the USA. Onana also played in two games at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and scored a goal in a 5-2 blowout win over the U.S. in a World Cup warmup match in March. He was replaced in the 21st minute on Monday by Hans Vanaken, who scored one of Belgium’s four goals.

Onana has been with Aston Villa of the Premier League since 2024, and previously played for Everton.

“We immediately consulted with Amadou and with Aston Villa to agree on the best approach to his recovery,” Hacene said. “Over the coming days, we will jointly determine the next steps in his medical treatment and rehabilitation. Throughout this process, we will continue to provide Amadou with our full support.”

Onana will stay with the Red Devils for their quarterfinal match against 2010 champion Spain on Friday at Los Angeles Stadium for a semifinal berth against France or Morocco. There are no other significant injuries to Belgium’s roster, according to the statement.

Midfielder Jérémy Doku, who didn’t start for Belgium on Monday but came off the bench as his fitness remains an issue, participated in Tuesday’s training session. So did midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who did not play on Monday.

Reporting by the Associated Press. 

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If you’re having trouble understanding the Arrow McLaren decision to jettison Christian Lundgaard, you’re not alone.

During their “SPEED with Harvick and Buxton” show on Monday, FOX broadcasters Will Buxton and Kevin Harvick wondered the same thing as they talked about the biggest INDYCAR free agent move in decades with six-time series champion Scott Dixon leaving Chip Ganassi Racing after 25 years and race for Arrow McLaren, who in the process moved on from Lundgaard despite the Denmark driver currently sitting third in the championship standings.

“When you look at Lundgaard, he’s now got after this weekend, since he joined McLaren, he’s been on the podium for 39 percent of his race starts with that team,” Buxton said on the show. “What more are you supposed to do to prove to the team that you’re the guy?”

Arrow McLaren announced Monday that Dixon and former McLaren driver Felix Rosenqvist will join the team, while Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel will not return in 2027. McLaren has not been shy in its goal to win the “triple crown” of Grand Prix of Monaco, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. Dixon (2008) and Rosenqvist (2026) have won the Indy 500. Lundgaard, who has two road-course wins, has not yet mastered the ovals.

Buxton compared that move to the biggest moves in football and soccer in the last decade.

“Dixon to McLaren for me, it’s [Tom] Brady to the Bucs,” Buxton said. “It’s [Lionel] Messi to Miami. It is a generational great who has achieved everything, going somewhere to create a new ethos, a new sense of team, and take them to the titles that they want. But they want the [Indy] 500, not the title.”

Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan told FOX Sports that Dixon brings a “championship mentality” as a six-time champ.

“If Zak’s stated aim is the Indy 500, I love Scott, he’s done 25 years with Chip Ganassi Racing — he’s won the Indy 500 once,” said Buxton of McLaren CEO Zak Brown. “He’s won six titles in that time. He would love a seventh. But Zak has said his stated aim is not to win the championship, because if you want to win the championship, you keep Christian on your team.

“So the two stated aims don’t mesh for me in an easy explanation of why they’re letting Christian go. And maybe I’m taking it, maybe I’m getting too emotional about it and too personal about it, because I feel for Christian. I don’t know what more the kid needs to do.”

Current McLaren driver Pato O’Ward has finished second in both the championship standings and Indy 500 but has never won either. He’s the closest a current McLaren driver has gotten to reaching either of those feats.

Kanaan indicated that having Dixon, O’Ward and Rosenqvist will give the team a driver stable like he had in the mid-2000s with Dario Franchitti and Brian Herta that has great chemistry.

“It seems like a friend hire,” Harvick said. “And sometimes from a business standpoint, you have to separate what’s going to be great for the team and your friendships.”

That’s not to say Harvick doesn’t like the move for the drivers. He compared Dixon’s move to the one he made from Richard Childress Racing to Stewart-Haas Racing during his NASCAR career.

“The interesting part to me is you want to win a championship and you’re getting rid of your championship contender,” Harvick said. “And now you’re bringing in Scott Dixon, which, look, if I’m Scott Dixon and I’m at the end of my career and I’m having fun and want to go experience something else, it was exactly what I did when I went from RCR to SHR.

“And it gives you a chance to reboot and do all those things and have some leadership in a team. It’s going to be a fun experiment for Scott to be able to do that. But can he still win?”

Buxton said he felt this was a move fueled by Rosenqvist winning the 2026 Indy 500.

“Felix was seen as one of the fastest drivers in the sport, but a driver who couldn’t get it done,” Buxton said. “He would choke repeatedly. He wins the Indy 500, the biggest race in the world, brilliant, with one of the greatest last laps you’re ever going to see. Gutsy. Did he choke? Absolutely not.

“He put in the best last lap of an Indy 500 you are ever going to see. But how much of this is recency bias? Would Tony Kanaan believe the words coming out of his mouth if Felix Rosenquist had come back second? I don’t believe he would.”

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