I prefer Miranda Veracruz de la Jolla Cardinal
Posted on 06/28/2026 1:56:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An award-winning California news reporter faced backlash for her “insensitive” comments towards Bosnia-Herzegovina during her World Cup coverage, forcing her to apologize for taking the joke “too far.”
ABC7 Los Angeles’ Abigail Velez was covering the US national team’s match at a viewing party on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, when she updated viewers on America’s next opponent after the 3-2 loss to Turkey. “The next round, Team USA will play Bosnia next Wednesday and one thing about Bosnia, I could not point out where it is on a map,” Velez quipped. “I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know because Team USA, we’re back, we’re better than ever.”
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“My goodness, the stereotypes write themselves……” X account Bosnian Football wrote, alongside a clip of Velez’s report. “Some competitive talk is always fun, but that’s not the way to do it,” another user wrote. “The weirdest things about Americans is that they feel it’s like a flex to say “I don’t even know where they are on a map,” a third said.
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Bosnia is in Europe, but it is 51% Muslim.
I could not point out where it is on a map,” Velez quipped. “I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know
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This is not Bosnia’s fault.
So who else is left?
Another “quality product” of our journalism schools.
I’m surprised she can find LA on a map.
I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know because Team USA, we’re back, we’re better than ever.”
So she said that after we lost.
The Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary Empire, and Yugoslavia all prove diversity is a strength.
US hasn’t beaten a European team in a long time, so don’t be surprised if we go out against Bosnia.
But wait. The USSR was made up of many different nationalities. All existed together in socialist harmony.
Well, just as long as there was a brutal dictator to keep everyone in line. Then the whole thing fell apart.
So I guess you’re right after all.
🙂
I won’t be surprised at all. I’m honestly a little surprised that we were at the top of the bracket and advanced.
Beating Australia and Paraguay isn’t that great of an achievement.
I agree.
Hey I give her credit for rooting for the USA..which is rare for a reporter here in commie LA, basically the entire local news media are as commie as they come so I commend her for at least rooting for Team USA
I doubt anyone was really “honestly” offended by this comment.
Sometimes it hurts to go Venia.
(FYI Venia was a Christian punk band, not my thing.)
Miranda Veracruz de la Jolla Cardinal
was so cute
And funny - great character
👍👍
F**k Bosnia. I’m glad she insulted them. USA!
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