France superstar Kylian Mbappe poses for pictures with fans ahead of a training session before the start of the Fifa World Cup.
For the first time in a long time, Americans are about to understand that they are not the centre of the universe — especially when it comes to football culture.
Recent videos circulating online have exposed the dismal state of affairs among American supporters, who appear to have borrowed their latest terrace chant from a group of uninspired fifth-graders: "’Cause we support the U.S., the U.S., the U.S., and that's the way we like it, we like it, we like it..." The ultimate irony, of whom the football world is currently laughing at, is that these fans boldly call themselves the "American Outlaws".
Unsurprisingly, global football fans have taken to social media to relentlessly mock the American contingent. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup now underway across North America, hundreds of thousands of supporters from Europe and South America's most passionate footballing nations are descending on the United States, Canada, and Mexico. But before the tournament has even found its rhythm, American fan culture has been firmly placed under the microscope.
The most shameful chant of the lot, however, remains the infamous "Let's go soccer!" followed by three entirely off-beat claps. A clip of US supporters dryly singing the refrain went viral across social media platforms, drawing thousands of bewildered, mocking reactions from fans across England, Spain, Germany, and Italy.
