BelgiumvsUnited States
BEL 4/USA 1
Things to say
Belgium beat the United States 4-1 at Lumen Field.
01
opener
Belgium absolutely paddled us, four-one. We had our moments early but the back line got carved open. Not the night we wanted at home.
02
key player
Trossard was a menace all night, four shots and pulling the strings. Guy was a step ahead of everyone.
03
hot take
Freese made three saves and still let in four. Tells you everything about how exposed that defense was.
04
deep cut
Chris Richards had fourteen defensive interventions. Dude was cleaning up messes all game and it still wasn't enough.
05
exit
Long way to go. Let's see if they tighten it up before the next one.
The recap
Belgium came into Seattle and handed the US an absolute paddling, four-nil at Lumen Field. Trossard was a menace all night, peppering the goal with four shots while the American back line never got a handle on him.
Balogun and company huffed and puffed but couldn't beat Courtois, who barely broke a sweat with just the one save. Home crowd, big stage, and it turned into a shambolic afternoon the US will want to forget in a hurry.