USA vs Belgium - prediction, team news, lineups | 2026 World Cup

USA's bid to scope the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the archetypal clip since 2002 volition instrumentality spot connected Monday with a clash against Belgium astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle.

2026 World Cup co-hosts USA recorded a 2-0 triumph implicit Bosnia-Herzegovina successful the past circular of the competition, portion Belgium recorded a 3-2 triumph implicit Senegal.

Match preview

USA's best-ever showing astatine a World Cup came backmost successful 1930, erstwhile they finished third, but the nationalist squad person not managed to marque it past the quarter-finals since.

In 2002, the United States were contiguous successful the last eight, but they person fallen astatine the last-16 signifier successful each of their past 3 tournaments (2010, 2014, 2022).

Mauricio Pochettino's broadside topped Group D with six points to unafraid a spot successful the circular of 32, wherever they managed to bushed Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0.

USA's reward for beating Belgium would beryllium a last-eight necktie against Portugal oregon Spain, with the European giants acceptable to fastener horns connected Monday night.

Belgium person really won six of their erstwhile 7 meetings betwixt these 2 teams, with USA's lone triumph coming astatine the 1930 World Cup.

The past contention betwixt Belgium and USA took spot successful March 2026, and it was the erstwhile that recorded a 5-2 success, making it six consecutive wins against the Stars and Stripes.

Belgium finished apical of Group G with 5 points to unafraid a spot successful the circular of 32, and they were past progressive successful a pulsating clash with Senegal.

Rudi Garcia's broadside really trailed Senegal 2-0 heading into the last 5 minutes of the last-32 clash, with Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans past scoring successful speedy succession to making it 2-2, earlier the second scored a 120th-minute punishment to marque it 3-2.

The Red Devils finished 3rd successful the 2018 World Cup but were really eliminated successful the radical signifier 4 years agone successful Qatar, which was a large disappointment.

Belgium volition fancy their chances of triumphing successful this lucifer fixed their awesome grounds against USA, but the Stars and Stripes will, of course, person location advantage.

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Team News

USA volition beryllium without the services of Folarin Balogun done suspension, with the striker sent disconnected successful his team's 2-0 occurrence implicit Bosnia-Herzegovina past clip out.

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Balogun has scored 3 times astatine the 2026 World Cup and his lack is simply a large 1 for USA; the beneficiary is expected to beryllium Ricardo Pepi, who has recovered the backmost of the nett connected 13 occasions successful 41 appearances for his country.

Mark McKenzie (foot) and Cristian Roldan (muscle) request to beryllium assessed up of the match, but determination volition beryllium starts for the likes of Sergino Dest, Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams.

As for Belgium, Zeno Debast (leg) remains a doubt, with the 22-year-old looking to retrieve from the contented which has sidelined him during the full tourney to date.

Lukaku has scored doubly successful 4 appearances astatine this World Cup, but the 33-year-old is expected to again diagnostic connected the seat for the archetypal whistle, earlier an astir definite quality successful the 2nd fractional of the contest.

Leandro Trossard is acceptable contempt concerns implicit an wounded issue, portion Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku volition besides beryllium notable starters for the Red Devils successful this contest.

USA imaginable starting lineup:

Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, Robinson; Tillman, Adams, McKennie; Dest, Pepi, Pulisic

Belgium imaginable starting lineup:

Courtois; Castagne, Theate, Mechele, De Cuyper; Vanaken, Tielemans; Trossard, De Bruyne, Doku; De Ketelaere

We say: USA 2-1 Belgium

This is simply a tricky lucifer to call, and it would not beryllium a astonishment to spot this 1 spell each the mode to penalties, but we fancy USA to get the occupation done successful mean clip to beforehand to the last eight.

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