Four wins to go. How can your team reach the final and win the 2026 World Cup? Click here to find out.Who: USA vs BelgiumWhat: FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16Where: Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington, United StatesWhen: Monday at 7pm (00:00 GMT going into Tuesday)How to follow: We will have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 20:30 GMT before our live text commentary stream.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listEven before a ball is kicked, the dirty game is under way – and it’s the USA that has the advantage. An unfair one, some might argue.Less than 48 hours before the USA’s last-16 tie against Belgium, US President Donald Trump personally urged FIFA and its chief, Gianni Infantino, to review a case pertaining to the American team, according to multiple reports.It was about a red card handed out to their in-form striker Folarin Balogun in the last game. Normally, such a booking leads to at least a one-game suspension, but the USA is alleged to have used its “Trump” card, and just like that, FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Balogun’s automatic red-card ban.The controversial call to clear Balogun to play in Monday’s decisive World Cup knockout tie left many wondering about the increasing influence of politics in football while it also thrust FIFA’s disciplinary process into the global spotlight, albeit for the wrong reasons.Whether that decision works against Belgium remains to be seen, but after days of lobbying, the pressure is now firmly on the USA – the last World Cup cohost remaining in the tournament – to step up in Seattle and chase their first quarterfinals berth in more than two decades. Advertisement Al Jazeera tells you everything about USA vs Belgium:How did the USA and Bel …
