Round of 16
USA v Belgium
Lumen Field · Seattle
Match Report
AI-generated
Belgium won 1-4 at Lumen Field. Scorers: Charles De Ketelaere 9', Malik Tillman 31', Charles De Ketelaere 33', Hans Vanaken 57', Romelu Lukaku 90'. Underlying numbers: USA 0.63 xG, BEL 2.01 xG — the better side won. USA held 56% possession with a field tilt of 50%.
Styles
Tactical identities
Dominant high pressvs High press
USA's dominant high press against Belgium's high press — a contrast in approach. Shapes: 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1.
World Cup history
How this tie sits in the tournament's past
Met once before at the World Cup
- 2014Round of 16🇧🇪 Belgium 2–1 United States 🇺🇸Belgium ✓
🇺🇸 USA
- Best finish: Semi-final (1930)
- knockouts reached: 7 · 11 tournaments
- Shootouts: none
- Legends: Landon Donovan 5, Clint Dempsey 4, Bert Patenaude 4
🇧🇪 Belgium
- Best finish: 3rd place (2018)
- knockouts reached: 8 · 14 tournaments
- Shootouts: 1–0 W–L
- Legends: Marc Wilmots 5, Romelu Lukaku Menama 4, Jan Ceulemans 4
Match Stats
USA vs BEL
56%Possession44%
7Shots15
2On target7
0.6xG2.0
0Big chances0
3Corners5
50%Field tilt50%
87%Pass acc.81%
0PPDA0
11Fouls9
Timeline
Key events
- 9′⚽Charles De Ketelaere
- 21′🔁Amadou Onana
- 31′⚽Malik Tillman
- 33′⚽Charles De Ketelaere
- 35′🟨Weston McKennie
- 46′🔁Sergiño Dest
- 57′⚽Hans Vanaken
- 59′🔁Christian Pulišić
- 67′🔁Charles De Ketelaere
- 67′🔁Dodi Lukebakio
- 69′🟨Malik Tillman
- 72′🔁Tyler Adams
- 89′🔁Nicolas Raskin
- 89′🔁Leandro Trossard
- 90′🔁Folarin Balogun
- 90′🔁Antonee Robinson
- 90′⚽Romelu Lukaku