The United States’ dream for a deep World Cup ended on Monday night at Seattle with a 4-1 loss to Belgium.
Attacker Charles de Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium, with Hans Vanaken scoring the third after a mistake by US goalkeeper Matt Freese.
Romelu Lukaku added the fourth in stoppage time after another mistake in the US defense
Germany-born Malik Tillman temporarily equalized for the US in the 31st minute.
The defeat signals the end of the US’ World Cup campaign, marking the last host country to have been eliminated. Belgium will face Spain in Los Angeles on Friday, 10 July.
