Whether it was the president’s intervention in a player’s red card, his unpredictable attitude towards war in Iran or the divisive actions of ICE, the United States is becoming a country where the actions of its government must be separated from the will of its people, writes Stephen Marche

The tournament had weathered a series of scandals related to the current administration. Now, a red card reversal threatens to upend it.

The US President has been unusually quiet. Now he’s made the tournament all about himself