De Ketelaere dominates with 1st-half brace vs. USMNT

Defense is optional tonight in Seattle.

Belgium and the United States combined for three goals in the opening 33 minutes of Monday's last-16 clash.

Charles De Ketelaere opened the scoring in the ninth minute as Belgium got off to a dominant start against the Americans.

Malik Tillman equalized in the 31st minute when his free-kick took a wicked deflection off the head of a Belgian player in the defensive wall. That brought a previously raucous Seattle crowd back to life.

But De Ketelaere quickly silenced it once more just over a minute later, heading home his second goal of the match.

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De Ketelaere's opener

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This is the first time at the 2026 World Cup that the United States hasn't scored the opening goal in its match.