United States vs Belgium Prediction as World Cup Quarter-Final Awaits for Victors
The winner advances to a West Coast quarterfinal against Spain or Portugal, while Folarin Balogun is available after serving a one-game ban.
- On Monday, the United States men's national soccer team faces Belgium at Lumen Field in a World Cup round of 16 match, with a sellout crowd of over 66,000 expected.
- This match serves as a rematch of the 2014 World Cup round of 16 in Brazil, won 2-1 by Belgium, as the Americans seek to prove improvement after losing 5-2 to the Red Devils in a friendly earlier this year.
- Forward Folarin Balogun is eligible to play after FIFA suspended his one-game ban following a phone call from President Donald Trump to FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- The winner earns a quarterfinal matchup against Spain or Portugal on Friday, with U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams stating, "You have to back yourselves against whoever you're playing."
- Coach Mauricio Pochettino aims to guide the U.S. to its first quarterfinal appearance since 2002, while American players strive to elevate soccer's domestic following to levels comparable to the NFL, MLB, and NBA.
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United States 1-4 Belgium: After all the pre-match shenanigans, an anonymous Folarin Balogun was outshone by Belgium striker Charles De Ketelaere, who scored twice, as poetic justice was a dish best served cold in Seattle
The United States and Belgium will play this Monday for the pass to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup. Folarin Balogun is enabled despite the red one.
He did not miss his appointment. Gianni Infantino appeared in the Seattle Stadium box, where the eighth-finals of the United States–Belgium was held, to preside over the clash. A party full of polemics after the fall of FIFA, which decided to suspend Balogun’s red card and pardon him so that he could play the game. He played it and there he was to watch it live the president of the world’s highest body. Next to him was Pierluigi Collina, the bes…
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