The USMNT suffers 2-5 defeat to Belgium in Atlanta

Tough day for Team USA, Belgium were just the better side.

Five minutes of aggregate time are added by the referee.

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

Lukebakio with a brace!!!

It's a tough outing for Team USA!

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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.

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

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

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

Cristian Roldan entered the game for the second half.

Johnny Cardoso was subbed off.

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

Not much after the cooling break.

Teams have brought down their intensity.

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

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.

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!

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!

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

What a dynamic start to this game!

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

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

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.

Anthems are playing in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.