USA vs. Belgium: Head-to-head record and past meetings

USA vs. Belgium: Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 8

USA wins: 1

Draws: 0

Belgium wins: 7

Far from the most frequent fixture in international football, the USA and Belgium have locked horns just eight times down the years since their first battle in 1930.

The Stars and Stripes prevailed 3-0 on that historic day in Uruguay during the first-ever World Cup, a result that still stands as their solitary success against the Red Devils.

Following that opening defeat, Belgium have gone on a dominant seven-match winning streak against their American counterparts that continues to this day.

The European outfit ground out a trio of low-scoring friendly victories across 1995, 1998 and 2011 before the fixture evolved into a much more high-scoring affair in the modern era.

A significant competitive meeting of recent times came in the 2014 World Cup last 16, where an inspired performance from USA goalkeeper Tim Howard dragged the tie into extra time before goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku secured a 2-1 win for Belgium.

However, the sides' meeting at World Cup 2026 in the round of 16 will be forever remembered due to the controversy that engulfed the fixture.

USA's Folarin Balogun had been sent off in the round of 32 against Bosnia-Herzegovina, meaning he should have missed the match against the Red Devils in July.

However, FIFA announced that they had suspended the striker's one-game ban for a period of one year, an unprecedented decision that called into question the integrity of the organisation.

Despite the insistence from president Gianni Infantino that independent processes had been carried out, US President Donald Trump publicly bragged about phoning the Swiss to review the red card.

Belgium expressed their disgust at the decision, but they responded in the best manner possible, winning the game 4-1 to book their place in the quarter-finals.

While a deflected free kick from Malik Tillman sandwiched between two goals from Charles De Ketelaere saw the US head into the interval only trailing 2-1, goals in the second half from Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku ensured the Red Devils' would win.