USA vs. Belgium score, World Cup live updates: Folarin Balogun to play Monday after red card fiasco ⁠31%

By Yahoo Sports Staff⁠0%

7/7/2026, 1:08:02 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 47.2% saturation with 125 hits. Analysis detected 458 faulty-reasoning hits from 265 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 40.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (14,673 of 21,175 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 69.30% of the article peer group.

The U.S. men's national team is back in action Monday night, taking on Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 at Lumen Field in Seattle. 
When they do so, they'll have starter Folarin Balogun available — a pleasant surprise for fans after he'd earned himself a red card in last week's win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, per FIFA's World Cup rules, is automatically accompanied by a one-game suspension. 
However, in a stunning turn of events, FIFA announced he'd be available for the U.S. team's match against Belgium on Sunday, suspending his one-game suspension for a probationary period of one year. 
You can read more about the timeline of events on the matter here. 
With Balogun and star Christian Pulisic both available, the U.S. enters Monday's match with a full arsenal while the team looks to secure its first World Cup quarterfinal berth since 2002 with a win. 
After winning Group G, Belgium was nearly upset in the Round of 32 after Senegal took a two-goal lead in the second half. 
Belgium ended up scoring goals in the 86th and 89th minutes, forcing the game to extra time before scoring the go-ahead point on a penalty in stoppage time of the second extra-time period to advance. 
How to watch USMNT vs. 
Belgium 
Start time: 8 p.m. 
ET 
Location: Lumen Field | Seattle 
TV channel: Fox, Telemundo 
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest updates as the U.S. faces Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16. 
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265 words analyzed.

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Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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