The US men’s national team is eliminated from the World Cup after a 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the round of 16, with Folarin Balogun starting after FIFA overturned his red-card suspension following intervention by the US Soccer Federation and the Trump administration.Belgium dominated the match, capitalized on United States defensive lapses and left the Americans unable to recover despite efforts from captain Tim Ream and coach Mauricio Pochettino, who said off-field controversy did not affect preparation.Portugal was eliminated earlier after a 1-0 loss to
Spain that marked
Cristiano Ronaldo’s final
World Cup appearance, and
Portugal’s coach
Roberto Martinez departed; the tournament advances with Argentina vs Egypt and Switzerland vs Colombia in the round of 16 and projected quarterfinals including France vs Morocco in Boston.