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Belgium might be stunned to be facing the United States in Seattle at all. Five minutes from the end of the last round, the Red Devils were 2-0 down to Senegal and well worth it.
Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans scored twice to send the game into extra time and the Aston Villa midfielder won and then scored a penalty in the fifth minute of time added on.
In a World Cup of high drama, Belgium’s round of 32 win was the most dramatic of all. Now, the co-hosts are waiting for them in the Pacific Northwest.
With Balogun back in the mix, the US team will fancy themselves to punish another substandard display from Belgium. Rudi Garcia’s team cannot afford another 85 minutes like the last round.
As the last knockings of their so-called Golden Generation rumble by, Belgium look every inch a team who’ve only beaten New Zealand in 90 minutes at this World Cup.
Romelu Lukaku is 33. Thibaut Courtois is 34. Kevin De Bruyne is 35. There are capable younger players in the Belgium ranks but the big-name elders are in the last chance saloon.
FourFourTwo’s prediction
USA 2-1 Belgium
With a vocal Seattle Stadium behind them, FourFourTwo predicts a win for the co-hosts in a round of 16 game that goes to form.
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