USA Vs Belgium LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Balogun Starts After Red Card Controversy In RO16 Clash

A brilliant strike from Timothy Castagne, but it is a fantastic save from Matt Freese.

USA 0-0 Belgium 3'

Away we go in Seattle. The winner of this match will face Spain in Los Angeles in four days time.

USA 0-0 Belgium 1'

"We stayed in our own bubble, we saw what was happening but for us it's simple. Whether it's Balogun or anyone else, we have to win. We have to play better and we have to advance. So what's going on outside - I wouldn't say we don't care, but it doesn't concern us. We just have to be better on the pitch."

Belgium fans chanted “FIFA Mafia” during their pregame march to Lumen Field. The U.S.-Belgium winner faces Spain on Friday at Inglewood, California, for a semifinal berth against France or Morocco. The U.S. last reached the quarterfinals in 2002, when it was knocked out by Germany. The Americans advanced to the semifinals of the first World Cup in 1930.

USA XI: Freese; Dest, Richards, A Robinson, Ream, Freeman; Adams, McKennie, Tillman; Pulisic, Balogun.

Subs: Turner, Brady, Trusty, M Robinson, Arfsten, McKenzie, Scally, Reyna, Berhalter, Pepi, Aaronson, Wright, Weah, Zendejas.

Belgium XI: Courtois; Mechele, De Cuyper, Castagne, Ngoy; Tielemans, Raskin, Onana; Trossard, Lukebakio, De Ketelaere.

Subs: Lammens, Penders, Debast, Theate, Meunier, De Winter, Seys, Witsel, De Bruyne, Moreira, Vanaken, Saelemaekers, Lukaku, Doku, Fernandez-Pardo.

FIFA has officially rejected the Royal Belgian Football Association's (RBFA) protest over the eligibility of United States striker Folarin Balogun, confirming that the forward will be available for the Round of 16 clash against Belgium in Seattle.

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UEFA was not happy with FIFA's call to rescind Balogun's red card. “When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,” UEFA said in a statement.

“Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not,” it said. “When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined.”

All eyes will be on USA teamsheet and Flo Balogun after the USMNT forward's red card was rescinded by FIFA. Football leaders questioned the World Cup’s integrity on a chaotic and unprecedented day in the event’s modern history Monday.

The furor centered on a phone call that President Donald Trump made last week to FIFA head Gianni Infantino to make the case that U.S. striker Folarin Balogun should not have been suspended for Monday’s matchup with Belgium because of a red card in a game last week. FIFA lifted the suspension and cleared Balogun to play.

The United States and Belgium have competed against each other on two occasions, with Belgium emerging victorious in five instances, while the United States has secured only one win.