{"id":19432,"date":"2026-06-15T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/19432\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:28:38","slug":"coco-gauff-goes-rogue-on-team-usas-fifa-world-cup-2026-chances-american-star-turns-attention-to-berlin-open-following-french-open-heartbreak-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/19432\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff goes rogue on Team USA\u2019s FIFA World Cup 2026 chances, American star turns attention to Berlin Open following French Open heartbreak | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Coco American tennis star Coco Gauff sparked laughs during a media appearance when she jokingly questioned the United States\u2019 chances of winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>. With football fever sweeping across the country as the tournament gets underway, Gauff was asked to share a message for the national team. While she initially backed the squad to bring home the trophy, she quickly changed her tune with a humorous remark that caught attention online.The light-hearted comment came at a time when Team USA is preparing for a challenging group-stage campaign. The co-host nation has been placed alongside Paraguay, Australia, and Turkey in Group D. While American fans are hoping for a memorable run on home soil, Gauff\u2019s playful assessment added a dose of humor to the growing excitement surrounding the tournament.<\/p>\n

Coco Gauff jokes about USA\u2019s FIFA World Cup hopes<\/p>\n

During a recent interview, Coco Gauff was invited to send a message of support to the United States men\u2019s national team. The 22-year-old began by enthusiastically encouraging the players and expressing hope that they could lift the trophy. Moments later, however, she jokingly reconsidered her prediction and suggested that winning the tournament might be asking a bit too much.Her comments quickly attracted attention on social media, where many fans appreciated her honesty and sense of humor. Others pointed out that the United States has historically struggled to compete with football\u2019s traditional powerhouses despite recent progress.Team USA will begin its World Cup journey against Paraguay before facing Australia and Turkey later in the group stage. The Americans are making their 12th appearance at the tournament. Their best performance remains a semifinal finish at the inaugural World Cup in 1930.Away from football, Gauff is preparing for the next stage of her tennis season following a disappointing French Open 2026 campaign. The defending champion suffered an early exit at Roland Garros after losing to Anastasia Potapova in the third round. The result ended her title defense much sooner than expected and also affected her position in the world rankings.Gauff will now shift her focus to the Berlin Tennis Open in Germany. The tournament draw is scheduled to be announced on June 13, while first-round matches will begin on June 15. Gauff will be aiming to regain momentum on grass courts ahead of the busy summer schedule. Although there had been discussions about a doubles partnership with Serena Williams, the pairing ultimately did not take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American tennis star Coco Gauff sparked laughs during a media appearance when she jokingly questioned the United States\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6468,185,7663,7660,286,122,7661,28,7662,3443],"class_list":["post-19432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-coco-gauff","tag-berlin-tennis-open","tag-coco-gauff","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-french-open-2026","tag-serena-williams","tag-team-usa","tag-tennis","tag-us-mens-national-team","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}