L'essentiel
- Live updates from the USA vs Belgium match.
- Belgium took a shock lead in the second half after a goalkeeping error by Matt Freese.
- The USA made several substitutions in an attempt to equalize, including bringing on Ricardo Pepi and Giovanni Reyna.
Résumé généré par IA
Pourquoi c'est important
Live updates from a football match between the USA and Belgium. The USA is trailing and needs to score to equalize. Belgium has a history of comebacks, having won a previous match after being down 2-0.
Live updates: USA vs Belgium
By Simon Smale
79' CHANCE USA!
By Simon Smale
There you go!
Sebastian Berhalter with a drive of a shot from outside the area that flies just wide of the target.
That was a great chance for the USA after some nice work from Freeman.
He revs the crowd up after the shot, waving his arms to bring the crowd back into the contest.
Is there still time? They need to score soon, the USA.
75' Belgium challenge through Doku
By Simon Smale
And he cannot believe he hasn't been given a corner there.
He's right, too. The American defender came across and kicked the ball away and behind.
VAR can rule if a corner has been given incorrectly, but not if a goal kick has been given incorrectly.
Because, reasons.
Belgium came back from a similar position against Senegal
By Simon Smale
Usa Are going to need a miracle, A Very massive miracle
- Arlo Wilkinson
As we have just been reminded on the SBS feed of this game, the Belgians were 2-0 down heading into this period of the match against Senegal.
They won 3-2 in extra time.
Miracle on grass? It's been done.
73' Another American sub
By Simon Smale
Tyler Adams is off, Ricardo Pepi comes on in his place.
69' Yellow card to Malik Tillman
By Simon Smale
He is booked after crashing into Youri Tielemans.
It's a crude, late challenge and the USA have to be careful they don't lower themselves to the acts of a frustrated team and get nasty here.
That brings up the TV time out.
68' Subs Belgium
By Simon Smale
Dodi Lukébakio and Charles De Ketelaere come off.
Romelu Lukaku and Jérémy Doku come on.
66' USA wins a rare corner
By Simon Smale
And it amounts to absolutely nothing.
The crowd did get up for that delivery, thinking that a goal with 25 minutes to go is more than enough to really make a fist of a fightback.
But the USA have been very poor in this game and that was exactly the same.
63' Brandon Mechele is down
By Simon Smale
He challenged for the ball that went out for a throw in and was left in a heap clutching his knee.
The USA take the throw in quickly – so quickly that none of the rest of the team realised and it goes out for a goal kick.
That's poor.
The USA too frantic in looking for two goals to tie it up.
Mechele does limp back to the defensive line and he seems to be OK.
58' Sub for the USA
By Simon Smale
Christian Pulisic is out, kicking Trossard's foot obviously not good for you when you're made of glass like the injury-prone American talisman apparently is.
Sebastian Berhalter comes on in his place.
57' THE USA CONCEDE A SHOCKER!
By Simon Smale
OH THAT IS HORRIBLE!
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!
The Belgians launch the ball forward hopefully, but it's too far ahead of Charles De Ketelaere and Matt Freese comes out of his area to deal with it.
He then dallies. And dallies. And loses the ball to De Ketelaere.
It falls for Hans Vanaken, who side-foots home into the empty net.
It's a fine finish, but it's a shocker of a mistake from Freese, who really froze on the big occasion there.
54' Lovely ball for Freeman
By Simon Smale
But he can't drag it down.
The USA have tried a couple of lofted balls over the top of the USA defence but they just haven't quite come off.
The USA is really pressing now and the Belgians are creeping further and further into their shells.
53' USA cry foul as Pulisic goes down!
By Simon Smale
This might be worth a look!
The crowd is baying for blood as Christian Pulisic goes down under a challenge from Youri Tielemans.
Oh it's a great decision. Pulisic has kicked the back of Tielemans's boot.
Great defending.
51' Belgium corner
By Simon Smale
Lovely run from Dodi Lukébakio, halted by a good blocking tackle by Tim Ream, as both men then crash into the advertising hoardings at the end of the pitch.
They're both fine and the corner is fielded by Freese.
49' Sloppy ball from Richards
By Simon Smale
That's a really poor end to what had been a promising run of possession for the USA.
Richards, pushing forward from the back, just let the ball float out of play off his ball forward.
48' Tyler Adams threads the needle
By Simon Smale
That's a lovely ball inside from Tyler Adams, but the ball just doesn't fall for Christian Pulisic.
I genuinely think that's the first time I've mentioned or even seen him have a moment in this entire game.
46' Sub for the USA at half time
By Simon Smale
Belgium booed on their return to the field
As you'd expect, in truth.
The USA follows them out and gets a huge roar of support, as you'd expect, in truth.
Who has got their second-half tactics right?
The USA back line needs to lift.
And the USA have made a change.
Sergiño Dest is coming off. Sunderland-born, Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Giovanni Reyna comes on.
Might be a switch to a back four for the USA, that. We'll have a look.
The issue was midfield and that's what he's tried to address.
Trossard has been elite
By Simon Smale
Leandro Trossard's assist for the second Belgian goal gives him 17 chance assists for the tournament so far.
That's more than anyone else.
Half time stats
By Simon Smale
Questions ouvertes
- Can the USA score to tie the game?
- Will Belgium extend their lead?