Watch: Belgium make light work of US to set up quarter-final tie with Spain
Belgium ease past a defensively sloppy USA in a match shrouded in controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's delayed suspension, a scandal that made little impact on the pitch.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from BBC says: Belgium ease past a defensively sloppy USA in a match shrouded in controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's delayed suspension, a scandal that made little impact on the pitch.
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- Primary source: BBC
- Published: Jul 7, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC
- Coverage area: World
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- Source published: Jul 7, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC
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