Belgium thump USA to reach quarter-finals and end co-hosts' World Cup dream
- Sport Issued on: 07/07/2026 - 04:01Modified: 07/07/2026 - 04:07 1 min Reading time By: Charles De Ketelaere scored a double for Belgium to sink the hosts' World Cup hopes.
- © Alex Grimm, Getty Images via AFP Charles De Ketalaere scored twice as Belgium thumped the US hosts 4-1 in their World Cup last-16 clash in Seattle.
- The buildup to the match was overshadowed by a row raging over US President Donald Trump's extraordinary intervention to earn a red-card reprieve for striker Folarin Balogun.
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- Sport Issued on: 07/07/2026 - 04:01Modified: 07/07/2026 - 04:07 1 min Reading time By: Charles De Ketelaere scored a double for Belgium to sink the hosts' World Cup hopes.
- © Alex Grimm, Getty Images via AFP Charles De Ketalaere scored twice as Belgium thumped the US hosts 4-1 in their World Cup last-16 clash in Seattle.
- The buildup to the match was overshadowed by a row raging over US President Donald Trump's extraordinary intervention to earn a red-card reprieve for striker Folarin Balogun.
Sources: France 24, Al Jazeera