USA — Belgium 1:4: match report and statistics

• 0.63 Expected goals (xG) 2.01
• 56% Possession 44%
• 7 Total shots 15
• 2 Shots on target 7
• 0 Big Chances 4
• 3 Corners 5
• 87 (459/527)Assists(334/414) 81
• 2 Yellow cards 0
• 0.22 xG on target (xGOT) 3.51
• 5 Shots off target 4
• 0 Shots blocked 4
• 5 Shots from inside the penalty area 10
• 2 Shots from outside the penalty area 5
• 0 Hit the woodwork 0
• 0 Goals 1
• 12 Touches in opposition box 22
• 2 Accurate through passes 0
• 0 Offsides 1
• 9 Free kicks 11
• 53 (19/36)Long Balls(18/60) 30
• 71 (98/139)Passes in final third(61/97) 63
• 18 (2/11)Crosses(5/15) 33
• 0.72 Expected assists (xA) 1.67
• 25 Throw-ins 18
• 11 Fouls 9
• 45 (9/20)Tackles(10/22) 45
• 52 Duels won 55
• 23 Clearances 18
• 9 Steals 9
• 2 Errors leading to shot 1
• 3 Errors leading to goal 0
• 3 Saves 1
• 3.51 xGOT faced 0.22
• -0.49 Goals prevented -0.78
• 6 Goal kicks 7
• 0 Posts and crossbars 0

1. 90:00 +4:25Adham Makhadmeh is looking at his watch and immediately ends this match.
2. 90:00 +2:45Goal! Hans Vanaken manages to prod the ball to Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) after a melee inside the box, and he needs no second invitation to slot the ball into the bottom right corner. 1:4.
3. 90:00 +1:58Mauricio Pochettino has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Max Arfsten (USA) replacing Antonee Robinson.
4. 90:00 +1:52The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Folarin Balogun leaves the pitch and Haji Wright (USA) comes on.
5. 90:00 +1:34Sebastian Berhalter (USA) is penalised for holding. Adham Makhadmeh signals a set piece.
6. 90:004 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
7. 89:50The attendance for today's match is 66925.
8. 88:52Rudi Garcia has decided to substitute Nicolas Raskin and he is replaced by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
9. 88:36It's time for a substitution. That's the last involvement from Leandro Trossard as he is replaced by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
10. 87:00Sebastian Berhalter (USA) trips an opposition player and Adham Makhadmeh signals a foul.
11. 85:52Adham Makhadmeh blows his whistle for a foul after Timothy Castagne (Belgium) hacks down one of his opponents.
12. 85:00Leandro Trossard (Belgium) connects with a pass but sees his shot from the edge of the box blocked.
13. 82:36Folarin Balogun (USA) peeled away from his marker and got on the end of the corner, but his fine header directed towards the goal is brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper.
14. 82:30The referee awards a corner and Sebastian Berhalter (USA) goes over to take it.
15. 81:14Folarin Balogun (USA) unleashes a promising shot towards the left side of the goal after his wonderful solo run, but Thibaut Courtois thwarts the effort with a fabulous save. The score remains the same.

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General

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Goals / Shots (Conversion)

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Top assists

Best rated

Tournament

World Cup

Season

2026

Attendance

66,925

Referee

Adham Makhadmeh

Head-to-head matches: 4 · 4 goals per match on average.

Based on text commentary events (attacks, shots, corners, goals), not tracking data. Up — home team, down — away team.