The Belgian national team confidently defeated the US team with a score of 4:1 in the Round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup and advanced to the next round of the tournament, reports UNN.
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The Belgians opened the scoring in the 9th minute when Charles De Ketelaere found the net. The Americans managed to restore parity in the 31st minute thanks to a goal by Malik Tillman, but two minutes later De Ketelaere scored a brace and put his team ahead again.
The Belgians decided the match after the break
In the second half, Belgium completely controlled the game. In the 57th minute, Hans Vanaken increased the lead after a very uncertain performance by the American goalkeeper coming off his line, and Romelu Lukaku, who came on as a substitute, scored the fourth goal in stoppage time.
Thus, the Belgian national team secured a convincing victory with a score of 4:1 and became another quarterfinalist of the World Cup.
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