United States vs Belgium, 2026 International Friendly

Belgium blows out USMNT in Atlanta friendly

Belgium blew out the United States 5-2 on Saturday in a World Cup warmup that exposed the Americans' defensive difficulties.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
• 2': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
• 6': Handball by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
• 7': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross.
• 8': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
• 8': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Corner, USA. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
• 9': Attempt saved. Antonee Robinson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Malik Tillman.
• 10': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
• 10': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
• 11': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
• 11': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 12': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
• 12': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 14': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
• 15': Corner, USA. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
• 16': Corner, USA. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
• 17': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malik Tillman with a cross following a corner.
• 17': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
• 18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
• 18': Attempt missed. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper following a corner.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
• 19': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
• 19': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 19': Weston McKennie (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 22': Delay in match (Belgium).
• 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 27': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Matt Turner (USA). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
• 27': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matt Turner.
• 28': Offside, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
• 29': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere following a fast break.
• 31': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Malik Tillman.
• 37': Handball by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
• 38': Corner, USA. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
• 39': Goal! USA 1, Belgium 0. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross following a corner.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 41': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Johnny Cardoso.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
• 43': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Belgium).
• 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Turner (USA). Assisted by Zeno Debast.
• 45': Goal! USA 1, Belgium 1. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 45'+3': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
• 45'+3': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Turner (USA). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
• 45'+3': Offside, Belgium. Amadou Onana is caught offside.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, USA 1, Belgium 1.
• 45': Second Half begins USA 1, Belgium 1.
• 45': Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Johnny Cardoso.
• 48': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
• 51': Cristian Roldan (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 51': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
• 52': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
• 53': Goal! USA 1, Belgium 2. Amadou Onana (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 55': Offside, USA. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
• 55': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
• 56': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Turner (USA). Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 56': Penalty conceded by Tim Ream (USA) with a handball in the penalty area.
• 57': VAR Decision: Penalty Belgium.
• 59': Goal! USA 1, Belgium 3. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
• 61': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
• 61': Substitution, Belgium. Joaquin Seys replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
• 62': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
• 62': Substitution, Belgium. Koni De Winter replaces Brandon Mechele.
• 62': Substitution, Belgium. Nathan Ngoy replaces Zeno Debast.
• 62': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
• 63': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
• 64': Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces Antonee Robinson.
• 64': Substitution, USA. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Timothy Weah.
• 64': Substitution, USA. Alexander Freeman replaces Tanner Tessmann.
• 66': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
• 66': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 68': Goal! USA 1, Belgium 4. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
• 69': Delay in match (Belgium).
• 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 70': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Weston McKennie.
• 70': Substitution, Belgium. Mika Godts replaces Jérémy Doku.
• 70': Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Nicolas Raskin.
• 70': Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Thomas Meunier.
• 70': Substitution, Belgium. Nathan De Cat replaces Amadou Onana.
• 70': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
• 71': Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Christian Pulisic.
• 71': Substitution, USA. Patrick Agyemang replaces Folarin Balogun.
• 71': Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces Malik Tillman.
• 71': Handball by Nathan De Cat (Belgium).
• 73': Alexander Freeman (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 73': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
• 73': Corner, USA. Conceded by Nathan Ngoy.
• 76': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
• 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 77': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
• 77': Sebastian Berhalter (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Foul by Koni De Winter (Belgium).
• 78': Sebastian Berhalter (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 79': Corner, USA. Conceded by Joaquin Seys.
• 81': Foul by Joe Scally (USA).
• 81': Mika Godts (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 81': Joe Scally (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 82': Goal! USA 1, Belgium 5. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
• 85': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Turner (USA). Assisted by Mika Godts.
• 85': Delay in match because of an injury Loïs Openda (Belgium).
• 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 87': Goal! USA 2, Belgium 5. Patrick Agyemang (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
• 90'+1': Foul by Max Arfsten (USA).
• 90'+1': Koni De Winter (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
• 90'+3': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (USA).
• 90'+3': Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Handball by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 2, Belgium 5.
• 0': Match ends, USA 2, Belgium 5.