World Cup | Round of 16 | 2026-07-07 09:00 JST
1–4
- 31' M. Tillman
- 9' C. De Ketelaere
- 33' C. De Ketelaere
- 57' H. Vanaken
- 90' R. Lukaku
Match summary
United States took on Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 on July 7. Belgium cruised past United States 4-1. Belgium led 2-1 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Possession: United States 56%, Belgium 44%. Shots: United States 7, Belgium 15. Belgium scored 4 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats
3-5-2
4-2-3-1
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| United States | Stat | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5-2 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 0.63 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.01 |
| 7 | Shots | 15 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 5 | Shots inside the box | 10 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 5 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 527 | Passes | 414 |
| 459 | Accurate passes | 334 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -0.78 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.78 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Adham Mohammad, Jordan
Player stats
United States
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matthew Freese | 0 | 14(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | A. Freeman | 2 | 0 | 3(100%) | 6 | 1 | 46(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 15(12) | |||
| DF | C. Richards | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 6(4) | ||||||
| DF | Tim Ream | 0 | 81(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 90 | 2 | 5(1) | ||||||||
| DF | A. Robinson | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 89 | 2 | 14(8) | |||||
| MF | W. McKennie | 0 | 31(79%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 7(1) | ||||||
| MF | T. Adams | 0 | 1 | 59(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 72 | 7(2) | ||||||
| MF | M. Tillman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(33%) | 2 | 28(80%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 18(8) | |
| FW | S. Dest | 0 | 2(67%) | 11(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 45 | 5(2) | |||||||
| FW | F. Balogun | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 89 | 8(3) | ||||||
| FW | C. Pulišić | 0 | 2(33%) | 16(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 59 | 8(2) | ||||||||
| MF | G. Reyna | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 21(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 45 | 1 | 4(3) | ||||||
| MF | S. Berhalter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 31 | 2 | 6(3) | ||||
| FW | Ricardo Pepi | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 18 | 3(3) | ||||||
| MF | M. Arfsten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| FW | Haji Wright | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||||||
| GK | Matt Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Chris Brady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Miles Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | M. McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | A. Trusty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Scally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Alex Zendejas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | T. Weah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | B. Aaronson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belgium
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | T. Courtois | 0 | 24(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | T. Castagne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9(4) | ||
| DF | N. Ngoy | 0 | 1 | 27(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 5(2) | |||||
| DF | B. Mechele | 0 | 2 | 29(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 4(3) | |||||||
| DF | M. De Cuyper | 0 | 3 | 35(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 9(4) | |||||
| MF | Amadou Onana | 0 | 2 | 12(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 21 | 3(3) | ||||||||
| MF | Nicolas Raskin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37(82%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 89 | 2 | 14(7) | |||
| MF | D. Lukebakio | 2 | 0 | 6(75%) | 1 | 15(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 67 | 13(8) | ||||
| MF | Y. Tielemans | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 8(5) | ||||
| MF | L. Trossard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17(71%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 7(1) | |||||
| FW | C. De Ketelaere | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1(100%) | 1 | 15(88%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 10(6) | ||
| MF | H. Vanaken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(50%) | 2 | 35(85%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 69 | 1 | 12(6) | |||
| FW | J. Doku | 0 | 2(67%) | 8(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 8(5) | ||||||
| FW | R. Lukaku | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 23 | 4(1) | |||||||
| FW | A. Saelemaekers | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||||||
| MF | A. Witsel | 0 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| GK | M. Penders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | S. Lammens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Seys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | A. Theate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | K. De Winter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Z. Debast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | T. Meunier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Diego Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | K. De Bruyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Fernandez-Pardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
United States
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 24 | M. Freese |
| Starter | DF | 16 | A. Freeman |
| Starter | DF | 3 | C. Richards |
| Starter | DF | 13 | T. Ream |
| Starter | DF | 2 | S. Dest |
| Starter | MF | 8 | W. McKennie |
| Starter | MF | 4 | T. Adams |
| Starter | MF | 17 | M. Tillman |
| Starter | DF | 5 | A. Robinson |
| Starter | FW | 10 | C. Pulišić |
| Starter | FW | 20 | F. Balogun |
| Bench | FW | 9 | R. Pepi |
| Bench | MF | 7 | G. Reyna |
| Bench | MF | 14 | S. Berhalter |
| Bench | FW | 19 | H. Wright |
| Bench | FW | 18 | M. Arfsten |
Show unused substitutes (9)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 25 | C. Brady |
| Bench | GK | 1 | M. Turner |
| Bench | DF | 6 | A. Trusty |
| Bench | FW | 26 | A. Zendejas |
| Bench | MF | 21 | T. Weah |
| Bench | DF | 12 | M. Robinson |
| Bench | MF | 11 | B. Aaronson |
| Bench | DF | 22 | M. McKenzie |
| Bench | DF | 23 | J. Scally |
Belgium
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | T. Courtois |
| Starter | DF | 21 | T. Castagne |
| Starter | DF | 25 | N. Ngoy |
| Starter | DF | 4 | B. Mechele |
| Starter | DF | 5 | M. De Cuyper |
| Starter | MF | 24 | A. Onana |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Y. Tielemans |
| Starter | FW | 10 | L. Trossard |
| Starter | MF | 23 | N. Raskin |
| Starter | FW | 14 | D. Lukebakio |
| Starter | FW | 17 | C. De Ketelaere |
| Bench | MF | 6 | A. Witsel |
| Bench | FW | 9 | R. Lukaku |
| Bench | MF | 20 | H. Vanaken |
| Bench | MF | 22 | A. Saelemaekers |
| Bench | FW | 11 | J. Doku |
Show unused substitutes (10)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 12 | S. Lammens |
| Bench | GK | 13 | M. Penders |
| Bench | MF | 7 | K. De Bruyne |
| Bench | DF | 3 | A. Theate |
| Bench | FW | 26 | M. Fernandez-Pardo |
| Bench | MF | 19 | Diego Moreira |
| Bench | DF | 15 | T. Meunier |
| Bench | DF | 16 | K. De Winter |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Z. Debast |
| Bench | DF | 18 | J. Seys |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 9' | Belgium | ⚽ Goal | C. De Ketelaere | 0-1 |
| 1H 21' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Onana → IN H. Vanaken | |
| 1H 31' | United States | ⚽ Goal | M. Tillman | 1-1 |
| 1H 33' | Belgium | ⚽ Goal | C. De Ketelaere | 1-2 |
| 1H 35' | United States | 🟨 Yellow card | W. McKennie | |
| 2H 1' | United States | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Dest → IN G. Reyna | |
| 2H 12' | Belgium | ⚽ Goal | H. Vanaken | 1-3 |
| 2H 14' | United States | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Pulišić → IN S. Berhalter | |
| 2H 22' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. De Ketelaere → IN R. Lukaku | |
| 2H 22' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Lukebakio → IN J. Doku | |
| 2H 24' | United States | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Tillman | |
| 2H 27' | United States | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Adams → IN R. Pepi | |
| 2H 44' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Raskin → IN A. Witsel | |
| 2H 44' | Belgium | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Trossard → IN A. Saelemaekers | |
| 2H 45+2' | United States | 🔄 Substitution | OUT F. Balogun → IN H. Wright | |
| 2H 45+2' | United States | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Robinson → IN M. Arfsten | |
| 2H 45' | Belgium | ⚽ Goal | R. Lukaku | 1-4 |
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