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USMNT Player Ratings vs Belgium: Americans Crash Out of World Cup
Malik Tillman converted the free kick after a foul on Folarin Balogun, and the U.S. earned a point in the single-elimination round.
- On Monday, July 6, 2026, the United States Men's National Team was eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
- Malik Tillman scored the USMNT's lone goal with a free kick in the 31st minute, but Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere netted two goals, leading the Red Devils to victory.
- Star forward Christian Pulisic departed the match in the 59th minute due to injury, while goalkeeper Matt Freese committed a critical error in the 57th minute that allowed a goal.
- USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino criticized the political distraction after President Donald Trump intervened to allow striker Folarin Balogun to play despite a red card suspension.
- Fox announcer John Strong urged viewers to "keep watching soccer" following the defeat, as the USMNT exited at the Round of 16 stage, matching their results from 2010, 2014, and 2022.
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Fox's desperate plea to Americans to keep watching soccer reminds us fear is the mind-killer
Credit: Imagn ImagesIf there was a sensation that became obvious in the final minutes of Belgium’s 4-1 victory over the USMNT on Monday night, it was fear. Not that the U.S. side would lose; that was a foregone conclusion even before Romelu Lukaku’s soul-crusher of a goal in the 93rd minute. It was fear that this was it. That for all the hype, all the pomp, and all the circumstance, the love affair that America had kindled with soccer these past…
Malik Tillman hits Belgium for 1:1 and brings the USA back into the game. The match in the video.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 25%
R 25%
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