Live updates: U.S. trails Belgium 2-1 at World Cup round of 16 ^84.1%

The Washington Post - By Thomas Floyd, Rick Maese, Les Carpenter, Noah White, Toni Sandys, Dan Merica, Fritz Hahn, Elahe Izadi - 7/6/2026, 9:00 PM

Negativity Bias 88.6% - Biased Writer Voice 88.6% - Framing Effect 61%

The U.S. and Belgium have traded goals early in Seattle, but the U.S. trails, 2-1, at halftime of what is perhaps the most anticipated match in the history of American men’s soccer. The Americans’ magical ride through the group stage and round of 32 has been marred by controversy, after a disputed red card against Folarin Balogun... more