USMNT vs Belgium lineups: Predicting the teams for Mauricio Pochettino and Rudi Garcia
The USMNT takes another step up in competition after a tremendous end to 2025 against some serious mostly-CONMEBOL competition. Mauricio Pochettino's Yanks went unbeaten over their final five friendlies, beating Japan and drawing Ecuador before delivering wins over Australia , Paraguay , and Uruguay . MORE — USMNT vs Belgium preview | USMNT records | USMNT schedule Top teams are clamoring for U.
S. based friendlies thanks to its status as one of the hosts of this summer's World Cup, so the Yanks get to host Belgium and Portugal in Atlanta this month. Rudi Garcia's Belgium is first, heading to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a 3:30pm ET Saturday kickoff before meeting Mexico in Chicago on Tuesday.
WATCH — USMNT v Belgium They were unbeaten in a relatively-soft World Cup qualifying group and will tangle with Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand in the World Cup's Group G. How will Belgium line up versus the USMNT? Thibaut Courtois is not with the team so Nottingham Forest's Matz Sels is a strong shout to start but Manchester United's Senne Lammens is hoping for a second cap.
Belgium's back line is the biggest question for the club as the familiar Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen are long gone. Eintracht Frankfurt's Arthur Theate has started their last three matches along with three different center backs. Zeno Debast may pair with him here, with Thomas Meunier on one side of a back four and Maxim De Cuyper or Timothy Castagne on the other.
The midfield and forward groups are loaded even without injured midfielder Hans Vanaken, forward Romelu Lukaku, and forward Leandro Trossard. In the middle, looks for four of Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel, Amadou Onana, and Nicolas Raskin to start against the U. S.
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