USA vs Belgium: World Cup Clash Ends in Thrilling Encounter

USA

1–4Match Finished

HT 1–2

Belgium ✓

Match Summary

In a riveting World Cup match, the USA faced Belgium at home, showcasing intense competition. Both teams fought hard, but the match concluded with a nail-biting score. As the final whistle blew, fans were left buzzing from the excitement of this high-stakes encounter that highlighted the strengths of both sides.

Match Events

9'C. De Ketelaere (N. Raskin) Belgium
21'A. Onana (H. Vanaken) Belgium
31'M. Tillman USA
33'C. De Ketelaere (L. Trossard) Belgium
35'Weston McKennie Foul USA
46'S. Dest (G. Reyna) USA
57'H. Vanaken (C. De Ketelaere) Belgium
59'C. Pulisic (S. Berhalter) USA
67'C. De Ketelaere (R. Lukaku) Belgium
67'D. Lukebakio (J. Doku) Belgium
69'Malik Tillman Foul USA
72'T. Adams (R. Pepi) USA
89'N. Raskin (A. Witsel) Belgium
89'L. Trossard (A. Saelemaekers) Belgium
90+2'F. Balogun (H. Wright) USA
90+2'A. Robinson (M. Arfsten) USA
90'R. Lukaku (H. Vanaken) Belgium

Statistics

USA		Belgium
2	Shots on Goal	7
5	Shots off Goal	4
7	Total Shots	15
0	Blocked Shots	4
5	Shots insidebox	10
2	Shots outsidebox	5
11	Fouls	9
3	Corner Kicks	5
0	Offsides	1
56%	Ball Possession	44%
2	Yellow Cards	0
	Red Cards
3	Goalkeeper Saves	1
527	Total passes	414
459	Passes accurate	334
87%	Passes %	81%
0.63	expected_goals	2.01
-0.78	goals_prevented	-0.78

Lineups

USA 3-5-2

24M. Freese

13T. Ream

3C. Richards

16A. Freeman

5A. Robinson

17M. Tillman

4T. Adams

8W. McKennie

2S. Dest

20F. Balogun

10C. Pulisic

24 M. Freese G
16 A. Freeman D
3 C. Richards D
13 T. Ream D
2 S. Dest D
8 W. McKennie M
4 T. Adams M
17 M. Tillman M
5 A. Robinson D
10 C. Pulisic F
20 F. Balogun F

Substitutes

25 C. Brady G
1 M. Turner G
6 A. Trusty D
9 R. Pepi F
7 G. Reyna M
14 S. Berhalter M
19 H. Wright F
26 A. Zendejas F
21 T. Weah M
12 M. Robinson D
11 B. Aaronson M
22 M. McKenzie D
23 J. Scally D
18 M. Arfsten F

Coach: Mauricio Pochettino

Belgium 4-2-3-1

1T. Courtois

5M. De Cuyper

4B. Mechele

25N. Ngoy

21T. Castagne

8Y. Tielemans

24A. Onana

14D. Lukebakio

23N. Raskin

10L. Trossard

17C. De Ketelaere

1 T. Courtois G
21 T. Castagne D
25 N. Ngoy D
4 B. Mechele D
5 M. De Cuyper D
24 A. Onana M
8 Y. Tielemans M
10 L. Trossard F
23 N. Raskin M
14 D. Lukebakio F
17 C. De Ketelaere F

Substitutes

12 S. Lammens G
13 M. Penders G
6 A. Witsel M
9 R. Lukaku F
7 K. De Bruyne M
20 H. Vanaken M
22 A. Saelemaekers M
11 J. Doku F
3 A. Theate D
26 M. Fernandez-Pardo F
19 D. Moreira M
15 T. Meunier D
16 K. De Winter D
2 Z. Debast D
18 J. Seys D

Coach: Rudi Garcia

Injuries

USA

F. Balogun Missing Fixture — Red Card
M. McKenzie Missing Fixture — Bruised Foot
C. Roldan Missing Fixture — Muscle Bruise

Belgium

A. Onana Missing Fixture — Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Z. Debast Missing Fixture — Wound

Player Stats

Top Rated: Charles De Ketelaere (highest match rating)

USA

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Matthew Freese	G	90'	—	0	5.9
Alexander Freeman	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Chris Richards	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Tim Ream	D	90'	—	0	5.5
Antonee Robinson	D	89'	—	0	6.7
Weston McKennie	M	90'	—	0	6
Tyler Adams	M	72'	—	0	6.7
Malik Tillman	M	90'	1	0	7.2
Sergiño Dest	F	45'	—	0	6.7
Folarin Balogun	F	89'	—	0	6.2
Christian Pulišić	F	59'	—	0	6.2
Giovanni Reyna sub	M	45'	—	0	6.7
Sebastian Berhalter sub	M	31'	—	0	6.9
Ricardo Pepi sub	F	18'	—	0	6.9
Maximilian Arfsten sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Haji Wright sub	F	1'	—	0	—
Matt Turner sub	G	—	—	—	—
Chris Brady sub	G	—	—	—	—
Miles Robinson sub	D	—	—	—	—
Mark McKenzie sub	D	—	—	—	—
Auston Trusty sub	D	—	—	—	—
Joe Scally sub	D	—	—	—	—
Alex Zendejas sub	F	—	—	—	—
Timothy Weah sub	F	—	—	—	—
Brenden Aaronson sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Matthew Freese	—	18/–/14%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexander Freeman	–/2	56/1/46%	6	12/15	3/3	—	0/0
Chris Richards	—	75/–/68%	1	4/6	—	–/1	0/0
Tim Ream	—	86/–/81%	—	1/5	—	—	0/0
Antonee Robinson	—	52/–/43%	7	8/14	–/1	–/2	0/0
Weston McKennie	—	39/–/31%	—	1/7	—	1/2	1/0
Tyler Adams	—	61/–/59%	1	2/7	—	1/1	0/0
Malik Tillman	1/1	35/1/28%	2	8/18	1/3	4/2	1/0
Sergiño Dest	—	14/–/11%	—	2/5	2/3	–/1	0/0
Folarin Balogun	1/3	12/–/7%	—	3/8	—	1/–	0/0
Christian Pulišić	—	18/–/16%	—	2/8	2/6	—	0/0
Giovanni Reyna	—	24/1/21%	1	3/4	2/2	—	0/0
Sebastian Berhalter	–/1	32/2/30%	1	3/6	—	1/2	0/0
Ricardo Pepi	—	4/–/3%	1	3/3	1/1	1/–	0/0
Maximilian Arfsten	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Haji Wright	—	1/–/1%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Matt Turner	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Chris Brady	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Miles Robinson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mark McKenzie	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Auston Trusty	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joe Scally	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alex Zendejas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Timothy Weah	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Brenden Aaronson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Belgium

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Thibaut Courtois	G	90'	—	0	6.2
Timothy Castagne	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Nathan Ngoy	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Brandon Mechele	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Maxim De Cuyper	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Amadou Onana	M	21'	—	0	6.9
Nicolas Raskin	M	89'	—	1	7.7
Dodi Lukebakio	M	67'	—	0	6.6
Youri Tielemans	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Leandro Trossard	M	89'	—	1	7.3
Charles De Ketelaere ★ Top Rated	F	67'	2	1	8.3
Hans Vanaken sub	M	69'	1	1	7.9
Jérémy Doku sub	F	23'	—	0	7
Romelu Lukaku sub	F	23'	1	0	7.3
Alexis Saelemaekers sub	F	1'	—	0	—
Axel Witsel sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Mike Penders sub	G	—	—	—	—
Senne Lammens sub	G	—	—	—	—
Joaquin Seys sub	D	—	—	—	—
Arthur Theate sub	D	—	—	—	—
Koni De Winter sub	D	—	—	—	—
Zeno Debast sub	D	—	—	—	—
Thomas Meunier sub	D	—	—	—	—
Diego Moreira sub	F	—	—	—	—
Kevin De Bruyne sub	M	—	—	—	—
Matías Fernández-Pardo sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Thibaut Courtois	—	39/–/24%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Timothy Castagne	1/1	42/1/37%	2	4/9	–/1	1/2	0/0
Nathan Ngoy	—	36/1/27%	1	2/5	–/1	–/1	0/0
Brandon Mechele	—	36/–/29%	2	3/4	—	–/1	0/0
Maxim De Cuyper	—	43/2/35%	3	4/9	—	1/–	0/0
Amadou Onana	—	13/–/12%	2	3/3	—	—	0/0
Nicolas Raskin	1/1	45/2/37%	4	7/14	–/1	1/3	0/0
Dodi Lukebakio	–/2	16/–/15%	1	8/13	6/8	1/1	0/0
Youri Tielemans	–/1	41/1/34%	3	5/8	—	1/1	0/0
Leandro Trossard	–/1	24/1/17%	1	1/7	–/1	—	0/0
Charles De Ketelaere	3/3	17/3/15%	1	6/10	1/1	1/–	0/0
Hans Vanaken	1/1	41/1/35%	2	6/12	1/2	2/–	0/0
Jérémy Doku	—	11/1/8%	—	5/8	2/3	3/–	0/0
Romelu Lukaku	1/1	4/–/3%	—	1/4	–/1	—	0/0
Alexis Saelemaekers	—	2/–/2%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Axel Witsel	—	4/–/4%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mike Penders	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Senne Lammens	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joaquin Seys	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Arthur Theate	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Koni De Winter	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Zeno Debast	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Thomas Meunier	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Diego Moreira	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kevin De Bruyne	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matías Fernández-Pardo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Round of 16
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Referee: Adham Mohammad, Jordan