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USA vs Belgium LIVE: America is getting overwhelmed! (2-5)

United States and Belgium clash Atlanta in a very hyped-up international friendly. Stay tuned for all the minute-by-minute updates of this massive game!

Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States and Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium
© Dean Mouhtaropoulos & Koji Watanabe/Getty ImagesChristian Pulisic #10 of the United States and Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium

The United States and Belgium play an international friendly in Atlanta today as both teams continue their preparations for the 2026 World Cup. This matchup has quite some good players taking the field, so plenty of action must be in order.

Belgium have seen how most of their golden generation is now either retired or past its prime. However, the quality is still there, and they want to prove it against a tough United States side. Belgium won Group J of the UEFA Qualifiers with five wins and three draws in eight games.

As for Team USA, the fact is that they didn’t have to go through all the hassle of qualifying, since they are one of the three host nations. Having said that, Mauricio Pochettino’s side is unbeaten in any of their last five outings.

90' - Five more minutes to end's Team USA's nightmare (2-5)

Five minutes of aggregate time are added by the referee.

88' - GOAAAAL FOR USA (2-5)

A little too late for USA, but Agyemang slots one on the far post against Lammens!

82' - ANOTHER ONE FOR BELGIUM (1-5)

Lukebakio with a brace!!!

It's a tough outing for Team USA!

78' - USA trying to gain momentum (1-4)

Team USA is looking to get some stuff going on offense, but Belgium is defending quite well.

70' - USA's biggest stars leave the game in frustration (1-4)

McKennie, Pulisic, and Balogun all leave the pitch. Ricardo Pepi, Patrick Agyemang, and Joe Scally enter the game.

Belgium also made some changes, Onana, Doku and De Bruyne left the pitch. Thimothy Castagne, Nathan De Cat, and Youri Tielemans enter the field.

67' - IT'S A LANDSLIDE! GOAAAAAAL FOR BELGIUM (1-4)

Minutes after entering the game, Lukebakio scores A WONDERFUL strike, top bins into the top left corner after cutting inside!

Belgium is putting on a show against USA right now!

63' - Pochettino also moves his bench (1-3)

Max Arfsten, Alex Freeman, Sebastian Berhalter enter the game.

Antonee Robinson, Tim Weah and Tanner Tessmann leave the pitch.

60' - Plenty of substitutions for Belgium (1-3)

Joacquin Seys, Kony De Winter, Lois Openda, and Dodi Lukebakio come into the game.

Debast, Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere and Theate are subbed off.

59' - GOAAAAL FOR BELGIUM FROM THE SPOT (1-3)

Charles De Ketelaere takes the penalty and scores after putting his shot at the top left corner, sending Turner the other way.

Team USA in shambles after a disastrous start to the second half!

55' - DOUBLE SAVE BY MATT TURNER BUT THERE'S A PENALTY FOR BELGIUM! (1-2)

Belgium had two great chances on the counter as Doku's first shot is saved by Turner, as well as the subsequent Meunier's header!

However, Ream foolishly extended his hand to deflect the ball, which makes it a penalty for Belgium!

52' - ONANA MAKES USA PAY, BELGIUM TAKE THE LEAD! (1-2)

Pulisic was not able to score, Belgium got in the attack and immediately scored after Onana comes all alone in the middle of the box to shoot it in the bottom left corner.

Nothing to do for Matt Turner in goal.

51' - PULISIC MISSES A HUGE CHANCE FOR USA! (1-1)

Pulisic connected with Weah, who gave the ball back to Pulisic.

The AC Milan forward evaded two defenders but his shot went very high!

50' - USA are taking control of the ball (1-1)

Team USA is the one pushing forward at the start of the second half, though no dangerous chances have been created.

45' Changes are coming in the USA (1-1)

Cristian Roldan entered the game for the second half.

Johnny Cardoso was subbed off.

Halftime!

A highly entertaining first half is in the books as United States and Belgium go to their locker rooms tied at one goal a piece!

48' - Matt Turner saves America! (1-1)

In the last play of the first half, Saelemaekers was close to giving Belgium the lead, but Turner had other plans.

A strong semi-volley got saved by Turner. Soon after, the referee's whistle marks the end of the first half!

44' - A SCREAMER FROM DEBAST! BELGIUM TIES THE GAME! (1-1)

Belgium started to attack, Doku shot powerfully but Turner manages to save it.

However, the balls fall to Debast who unleashed a missile to the bottom left corner and Turner couldn't get to it!

40' - KDB almost ties the game! (1-0)

Kevin De Bruyne unleashed a powerful curler at the top corner that goes just wide!

38' - USA SCORES! GOAAAAAL (1-0)

Seconds after Belgium saw their goal invalidated, the US brought instant retaliation!

America earned a corner kick and McKennie appears in the far post once again, but this time, he puts his shot in the back of the net!

36' - Belgium SCORES but the referee calls it off! (0-0)

Belgium attack and force Turner to make a save, and then De Ketelaere scores, but he controlled the ball with his hand, so the referee does right by invalidating the goal!

33' - The game has grown stagnant (0-0)

Not much after the cooling break.

Teams have brought down their intensity.

22' - We have a cooling break (0-0)

The referee stops the game so both national teams can refresh their players and get some quick instructions.

It's around 69°F in Atlanta

14' - Another try by the United States! (0-0)

Pulisic makes a shot but goes wide to Lammens' right!

It's a back and forth affair as of now at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium!

10' - Saelemaekers answers back! (0-0)

Saelemaekers tried a left-footed shot in retaliation but fails to go on target.

What a dynamic start to this game!

8' - Big save by Lammens! (0-0)

Momentum is on US favor with a big shot from outside the box. However, Lammens stretched and made a big save!

10' - Pulisic heads it over! (0-0)

The United States have a speedy attack that ended up in a cross, which Pulisic headed way over the bar.

2' - First attempt by Belgium! (0-0)

Belgium tried a long-distance shot but it goes way over the bar.

Still, they are pressuring high and the US are not liking it.

Game on!

The game between United States and Belgium is underway!

Teams are on the pitch!

Anthems are playing in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium!

Kickoff is almost here!

Just 20 minutes separate the United States and Belgium from trying to beat each other in this 2026 international friendly.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium will feature heavily at the World Cup

Opened on August 2025, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium has a 71,000 capacity. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the stadium will host eight games in the 2026 World Cup.

These are the games that will be played at this venue:

  • Spain vs Cabo Verde - June 15th
  • TBD vs South Africa - June 18th
  • Spain vs Saudi Arabia - June 21
  • Morocco vs Haiti - June 24
  • TBD vs Uzbekistan - June 27
  • Round of 32 game - July 1
  • Round of 16 - July 7
  • Semifinal Match - July 15

This is the starting XI for Team USA!

Mauricio Pochettino will use a 3-5-2 formation. Matt Turner; Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Mark McKenzie; Tim Weah, Tanner Tessmann, Weston McKennie, Johnny Cardoso, Malik Tillman; Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun.

We have Belgium's starting XI!

Rudi Garcia's XI to face the United States show a false-9, 4-3-3 lineup. Senne Lammens; Maxim De Cuyper, Zeno Debast, Brandon Mechele, Thomas Meunier; Amadou Onana, Nicolas Raskin, Kevin De Bruyne; Alexis Saelemaekers, Jeremy Doku, and Charles De Ketelaere.

USA and Belgium have quite a story between them

There are just four games between these two national teams, but two of them came in World Cup scenarios.

In 1930, the United States won 3-0 during the first-ever FIFA World Cup. They never faced each other until 2011, during a friendly where Belgium won 1-0. Following that, in 2013, Belgium beat the USA 4-2 in another friendly.

The most recent encounter was in 2014, during the Round-of-16 of the World Cup, where Belgium won 2-1 in added extra time, after a record-setting performance by USA's goalkeeper Tim Howard. Now, they face off again 12 years later.

19' - McKennie gets the first booking of the game (0-0)

A harsh yellow was shown to the USA's midfielder after a slight pulling of the shirt. It was in the middle of the field. Seems harsh.

16' - LAMMENS DENIES MCKENNIE! (0-0)

A corner kick just gave USA their best chance. McKennie ended up having a one-on-one and struck a volley but Lammens reflexes were on point!

The best chance in the game so far!

Start time and where to watch

The United States and Belgium will kickoff at 15:30 PM ET in the ATL.

You can watch the game between United States and Belgium on Fubo. Also, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue, Peacock Premium, Sling Orange, Max, TNT, TruTV, Telemundo and Universo will all stream the game in the United States.

United States come with a lot of pressure vs Belgium

While losing to Belgium is not the end of the world, the fact is the United States need to show good things this game. They host the World Cup in just a few months, and the expectations are quite high for this generation. A win here could catapult them into new heights, while a loss could put some doubts over the team.