Belgium cruise past United States to face Spain in quarter-final

BBC Sport · 18 hours ago

USA
1

FIFA WC26
1-4
Finished

Belgium
4

Key moments

1. 9'
   Goal
   Charles DE KETELAERE (Belgium) scores!!
2. 31'
   Goal
   Malik TILLMAN (USA) scores!!
3. 33'
   Goal
   Charles DE KETELAERE (Belgium) scores!!
4. 35'
   Yellow card
   Weston McKENNIE (USA) is booked by
5. 57'
   Goal
   Hans VANAKEN (Belgium) scores!!
6. 69'
   Yellow card
   Malik TILLMAN (USA) is booked by
7. 90'+3'
   Goal
   Romelu LUKAKU (Belgium) scores!!

Squads

USA squad

• Selected
• 2 Sergino DEST
  Defender
• 3 Chris RICHARDS
  Defender
• 4 Tyler ADAMS
  Midfielder
• 5 Antonee ROBINSON
  Defender
• 8 Weston McKENNIE
  Midfielder
• 10 Christian PULISIC
  Forward
• 13 Tim REAM
  C Defender
• 16 Alex FREEMAN
  Defender
• 17 Malik TILLMAN
  Midfielder
• 20 Folarin BALOGUN
  Forward
• 24 Matt FREESE
  Goalkeeper
• 1 Matt TURNER
  Goalkeeper
• 6 Auston TRUSTY
  Defender
• 7 Giovanni REYNA
  Midfielder
• 9 Ricardo PEPI
  Forward
• 11 Brenden AARONSON
  Forward
• 12 Miles ROBINSON
  Defender
• 14 Sebastian BERHALTER
  Midfielder
• 18 Max ARFSTEN
  Defender
• 19 Haji WRIGHT
  Forward
• 21 Timothy WEAH
  Forward
• 22 Mark McKENZIE
  Defender
• 23 Joe SCALLY
  Defender
• 25 Chris BRADY
  Goalkeeper
• 26 Alex ZENDEJAS
  Forward
• Full squad
• 15 Cristian ROLDAN
  Midfielder

Belgium squad

• Selected
• 1 Thibaut COURTOIS
  Goalkeeper
• 4 Brandon MECHELE
  Defender
• 5 Maxim DE CUYPER
  Defender
• 8 Youri TIELEMANS
  C Midfielder
• 10 Leandro TROSSARD
  Forward
• 14 Dodi LUKEBAKIO
  Forward
• 17 Charles DE KETELAERE
  Forward
• 21 Timothy CASTAGNE
  Defender
• 23 Nicolas RASKIN
  Midfielder
• 24 Amadou ONANA
  Midfielder
• 25 Nathan NGOY
  Defender
• 2 Zeno DEBAST
  Defender
• 3 Arthur THEATE
  Defender
• 6 Axel WITSEL
  Midfielder
• 7 Kevin DE BRUYNE
  Midfielder
• 9 Romelu LUKAKU
  Forward
• 11 Jeremy DOKU
  Forward
• 12 Senne LAMMENS
  Goalkeeper
• 13 Mike PENDERS
  Goalkeeper
• 15 Thomas MEUNIER
  Defender
• 16 Koni DE WINTER
  Defender
• 18 Joaquin SEYS
  Defender
• 19 Diego MOREIRA
  Midfielder
• 20 Hans VANAKEN
  Midfielder
• 22 Alexis SAELEMAEKERS
  Midfielder
• 26 Matias FERNANDEZ-PARDO
  Forward

Belgium ease past a defensively sloppy USA in a match shrouded in controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's delayed suspension, a scandal that made little impact on the pitch.

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Originally published by BBC Sport as “Belgium make light work of US to set up quarter-final tie with Spain”.