The USMNT played a solid first half against the Belgians. It wasn't nearly enough.

Mauricio Pochettino has plenty of thinking to do as the USMNT took the lead but then Belgium turned on the style.

For the first time in the U.S. national team's evolution under Mauricio Pochettino, this summer's World Cup felt real and urgent Saturday.

Belgium gave a dressing down to a U.S. team with big World Cup dreams. The Americans allowed five straight goals in a deflating 5-2 loss to the Red Devils in a friendly on Saturday night. The U.S. had not lost by three in a home game in which it scored the opening goal since an 8-1 defeat to England in 1959,

It was a difficult game for the U.S. against a well-organized Belgium side, with Tim Weah in particular struggling to make a positive impact.

ATLANTA (AP) — Belgium blew out the United States 5-2 on Saturday in a World Cup warmup that exposed the Americans’ defensive difficulties, rallying from a late first-half deficit on two goals by Dodi Lukébakio and one each from Zeno Debast,

In a surprise to most, Matt Turner was back between the pipes for the Stars and Stripes.