International Friendly

FT Saturday, March 28, 2026
Belgium WDWDW 5
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United States WDWWW 2
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 66,867 att. · TNT

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
5
48.5
Possession
51.5
21
SHOTS
12
10
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
379
Accurate Passes
394
445
Passes
461
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
30
30
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
9
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
10
23
Clearances
10

Highlights

03:03 Is the USMNT ready for the World Cup? Watch on ESPN 03:14 Should the USMNT be concerned with Christian Pulisic's form? Watch on ESPN 02:54 Which host nation will go the furthest in the World Cup? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BEL leads series 3-1

Lineups

USA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Matt TurnerG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 22Mark McKenzieCD-R
  4. 5Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 21Timothy WeahRB
  6. 17Malik TillmanAM
  7. 6Tanner TessmannLM
  8. 15Johnny CardosoRM
  9. 20Folarin BalogunF
  10. 10Christian PulisicAM-L
  11. 8Weston McKennieAM-R

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Senne LammensG
  2. 4Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 2Zeno DebastCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 23Nicolas RaskinRM
  9. 17Charles De KetelaereF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 22Alexis SaelemaekersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Weston McKennie (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Goal! USA 1, Belgium 1. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Johnny Cardoso.
  5. 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.
  6. 59' Goal! USA 1, Belgium 3. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  7. 61' Substitution, Belgium. Joaquin Seys replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  8. 62' Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  9. 62' Substitution, Belgium. Koni De Winter replaces Brandon Mechele.
  10. 62' Substitution, Belgium. Nathan Ngoy replaces Zeno Debast.
  11. 62' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  12. 64' Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces Antonee Robinson.
  13. 64' Substitution, USA. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Timothy Weah.
  14. 64' Substitution, USA. Alexander Freeman replaces Tanner Tessmann.
  15. 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.
  16. 70' Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Weston McKennie.
  17. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Mika Godts replaces Jérémy Doku.
  18. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Nicolas Raskin.
  19. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Timothy Castagne replaces Thomas Meunier.
  20. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Nathan De Cat replaces Amadou Onana.
  21. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  22. 71' Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Christian Pulisic.
  23. 71' Substitution, USA. Patrick Agyemang replaces Folarin Balogun.
  24. 71' Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces Malik Tillman.
  25. 81' Joe Scally (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 82' Goal! USA 1, Belgium 5. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  27. 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.

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