So for all the narrative about the inevitable slide into anti-immigrant populism, four of Western Europe's five largest countries now have left or center left governments?
The perception of an inevitable fascist victory in Europe is largely just the wishcasting of mainstream media publications saying that fascist victory is inevitable. See how the BBC spins National Rally's loss.
I'm not sure this comparison works anymore given the success of MLS and the US Men's Team currently ranked at 11th (even if they did kinda suck in COPA...)