Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedBelgium dismantled the United States in the Round of 16, and the scoreline flatters nobody — Ketelaere struck twice either side of a Tillman equaliser to put the Belgians in control before halftime, Vanaken extended the lead midway through the second half, and Lukaku buried a stoppage-time fourth to confirm the rout. The hosts, who had topped Group D, were overrun by a sharper, more experienced side and exit a tournament staged on home soil without reaching the quarterfinals.
Results
Bobadilla 7′Balogun 31′Balogun 45+5′Reyna 90+8′Mauricio 73′
Burgess 11′Freeman 43′
Balogun 45′Tillman 82′
Group D winners
Knocked out- R32Wed Jul 1 17:00PT
- R16Mon Jul 6 17:00PT🇧🇪Belgium1–4
Group D standings
how the group finishedGroup D
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Belgium at United States in boldGoalkeepers
- 24Matt Freese27
- 1Matt Turner32
- 25Chris Brady22
Defenders
- 2Sergiño Dest25
- 3Chris Richards26
- 5Antonee Robinson29
- 13Tim Ream38
- 16Alex Freeman22
- 6Auston Trusty28
- 12Miles Robinson29
- 18Max Arfsten25
- 22Mark McKenzie27
- 23Joe Scally23
Midfielders
- 4Tyler Adams27
- 8Weston McKennie27
- 10Christian Pulisic27
- 17Malik Tillman24
- 7Giovanni Reyna23
- 11Brenden Aaronson25
- 14Sebastian Berhalter25
- 15Cristian Roldan31
Forwards
- 20Folarin Balogun25
- 9Ricardo Pepi23
- 19Haji Wright28
- 21Timothy Weah26
- 26Alejandro Zendejas28