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round of 16 · Tue 07 Jul 00:00 UTC · Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
USA · rank #17
1 – 4
half-time 1–2
BEL · rank #9
match statistics
USAmetricBEL
1 Goals 4
1 1st-half goals 2
0 2nd-half goals 2
1 Set-piece goals 1
56 Possession % 44
2 Cards 0
7 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 7
3 Corners 5
11 Fouls 9
0 Offsides 1
3 Saves 1
87 Pass accuracy % 81
possession
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◧ USA 56% 44% BEL ◨
match commentary
  • ▸ United States were fearless in the press, intense and aggressive as they fell to a narrow defeat.
  • ▸ Belgium were lethal and clinical on the break as they ran out deserved winners.
  • ▸ Early change for BEL on 21' — Hans Vanaken came on (for Amadou Onana because of an injury); possibly an enforced knock.
  • ▸ Early change for USA on 45' — Giovanni Reyna came on (for Sergiño Dest); possibly an enforced knock.
  • ▸ Early change for USA on 59' — Sebastian Berhalter came on (for Christian Pulisic because of an injury); possibly an enforced knock.
winner: Belgium
timeline · noteworthy
  • 9' ◉ Charles De Ketelaere BEL
  • 21' ⇄ Hans Vanaken BEL · for Amadou Onana because of an injury
  • 31' ◉ Malik Tillman USA · free-kick
  • 33' ◉ Charles De Ketelaere BEL · header
  • 35' ▮ Weston McKennie USA
  • 45' ⇄ Giovanni Reyna USA · for Sergiño Dest
  • 57' ◉ Hans Vanaken BEL
  • 59' ⇄ Sebastian Berhalter USA · for Christian Pulisic because of an injury
  • 67' ⇄ Jérémy Doku BEL · for Dodi Lukébakio
  • 67' ⇄ Romelu Lukaku BEL · for Charles De Ketelaere
  • 69' ▮ Malik Tillman USA
  • 72' ⇄ Ricardo Pepi USA · for Tyler Adams
  • 89' ⇄ Alexis Saelemaekers BEL · for Leandro Trossard
  • 89' ⇄ Axel Witsel BEL · for Nicolas Raskin
  • 90'+3' ◉ Romelu Lukaku BEL
  • 90'+2' ⇄ Max Arfsten USA · for Antonee Robinson
  • 90'+2' ⇄ Haji Wright USA · for Folarin Balogun
▚ Lineups  starting XI & bench
United States · 4-3-3
24 GK Matt Freese
16 DF Alex Freeman
5 DF Antonee Robinson
4 MF Tyler Adams
3 DF Chris Richards
13 DF Tim Ream
8 MF Weston McKennie
17 MF Malik Tillman
20 FW Folarin Balogun
2 DF Sergiño Dest
10 FW Christian Pulisic
bench
#1 Matt Turner · #6 Auston Trusty · #7 Giovanni Reyna · #9 Ricardo Pepi · #11 Brenden Aaronson · #12 Miles Robinson · #14 Sebastian Berhalter · #18 Max Arfsten · #19 Haji Wright · #21 Timothy Weah · #22 Mark McKenzie · #23 Joe Scally · #25 Chris Brady · #26 Alejandro Zendejas
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
1 GK Thibaut Courtois
21 DF Timothy Castagne
5 DF Maxim De Cuyper
23 MF Nicolas Raskin
25 DF Nathan Ngoy
4 DF Brandon Mechele
14 FW Dodi Lukébakio
24 MF Amadou Onana
17 FW Charles De Ketelaere
8 MF Youri Tielemans
10 FW Leandro Trossard
bench
#2 Zeno Debast · #3 Arthur Theate · #6 Axel Witsel · #7 Kevin De Bruyne · #9 Romelu Lukaku · #11 Jérémy Doku · #12 Senne Lammens · #13 Mike Penders · #15 Thomas Meunier · #16 Koni De Winter · #18 Joaquin Seys · #19 Diego Moreira · #20 Hans Vanaken · #22 Alexis Saelemaekers · #26 Matias Fernandez-Pardo
▚ Possession Heat-Maps  territory intensity · cold ░ → hot █ · both teams attacking ▶ · modelled from the real possession share
United States · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: HighPress
Belgium · territory
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