President Obama fulfills World Cup beer bet with Belgium

Posted Monday, September 15, 2014 by YAHOO Sport

President Obama fulfills World Cup beer bet with Belgium
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: U.S. President Barack Obama chants "believe that we will win" as he arrives at the Eise

In the build-up to the World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium, Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo tweeted a friendly wager to President Obama, betting an unspecified amount of his nation's beer that they would win.

Though Obama never responded to the wager (he does have roughly 46.4 million more followers on Twitter, after all), he has paid up.

Despite an incredible performance from goalkeeper Tim Howard, the U.S. lost 2-1 in extra time nearly two months ago in Brazil and now the Belgian embassy in Washington D.C. has received a special delivery of American beer in the form of a case of Sam Adams Boston Lager and a Sam Adams seasonal variety pack. The shipment also included a handwritten note from Obama. And the embassy confirmed that the beer arrived safely by tweeting a picture of their own.

President Obama fulfills World Cup beer bet with Belgium

Obama signed off his note to the Prime Minister by writing, "As Americans, we're always grateful for the partnership with our Belgian allies. Except on the pitch. See you in 2018."

President Obama fulfills World Cup beer bet with Belgium