Camille Naredo

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Team USA

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It might have been July 4 on Saturday but there was no rest for the U.S. World Cup team as they prepare to face Belgium in the Round of 16.A different kind of Monday Night Football comes to Seattle when the U.S. face Belgium for a place in the quarter-finals, with an American side carrying rising expectations into a meeting with one of Europe&#x27;s most experienced teams.The match at the Seattle Seahawks&#x27; home stadium, one of the loudest venues in the NFL, is expected to provide a raucous backdrop for a U.S. team whose tournament ambitions have grown with each performance.Before the World Cup, many U.S. supporters viewed a place in the last 16 as a reasonable target. However, wins over Paraguay and Australia in the group stage, followed by a 2-0 victory over Bosnia despite playing the final 36 minutes with 10 men, have raised hopes that Mauricio Pochettino&#x27;s side can make a deeper run on home soil.Belgium, by contrast, have yet to fully convince.<div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/7/2/world-cup-kane-saves-england-after-dr-congo-scare-belgium-comeback-stuns-senegal-0823">READ: Kane saves England as USA, Belgium reach last 16</a></div>The European side needed a late escape against Senegal, trailing for the majority of the match before scoring twice to level and then advancing after a VAR-assisted penalty decision in extra time that left Senegal frustrated.For Belgium, the tournament may represent the final World Cup act for the country&#x27;s so-called &quot;Golden Generation,&quot; led by Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois.The U.S. defense, regarded as a potential weakness before the tournament but impressive against Bosnia, will also likely have to contain Jeremy Doku, who is due for a breakout performance after a subdued display so far in the tournament.During the training session on Saturday, a World Cup volunteer was presented with a cake as part of FIFA&#x27;s Unsung Heroes project.U.S. captain Tim Ream presented Vera Gonzalez-Howard with the cake to recognize her work as a volunteer at the tournament.Gonzalez-Howard is a US citizen with Mexican heritage and a cancer survivor whose bubbly personality has made a popular presence at the University of Washington training site, according to the local organizing committee.<div>(Camera: Christian Levaux, Editing, Christian Levaux, Production: Christian Levaux, Tim Hart, Writing: Tim Hart)</div>

It might have been July 4 on Saturday but there was no rest for the U.S. World Cup team as they prepare to face Belgium in the Round of 16.

It might have been July 4 on Saturday but there was no rest for the U.S. World Cup team as they prepare to face Belgium in the Round of 16.

No rest for Team USA as they prepare to face Belgium

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No rest for Team USA as they prepare to face Belgium

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Published July 06, 2026 01:41 AM PHT

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