FIFA World Cup 2026: ‘Overturn this’ Belgium mocks USA after booking last-eight spot

SEATTLE: Belgium’s national football team celebrated its commanding 4-1 victory over hosts the United States in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 with a pair of tongue-in-cheek social media posts that quickly caught the attention of football fans.

Following the win, the Belgian Red Devils shared an Instagram Story with the caption, “Overturn this,” appearing to mock the hosts after securing a convincing victory to book their place in the quarter-finals.

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The team also took to X with another playful jab at the long-running “football” versus “soccer” debate in the United States.

It”s called s̶o̶c̶c̶e̶r̶ 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋. #USABEL #ScoredWithING pic.twitter.com/npWPnchKTa

— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) July 7, 2026

FIFA had earlier dismissed Belgium’s challenge over the eligibility of Folarin Balogun after world football’s governing body suspended the United States forward’s one-match ban ahead of the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash between the two sides. Balogun was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the United States’ 2-0 Round of 32 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Coming to the match, Belgium stormed into the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a commanding 4-1 victory over the hosts, the United States, at Seattle Stadium.

Charles De Ketelaere starred with a brace to earn the Player of the Match award, while Hans Vanaken scored his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal and substitute Romelu Lukaku added a stoppage-time strike, marking his third consecutive World Cup match with a goal.

Belgium dominated much of the contest despite the USA briefly equalising through Malik Tillman’s deflected free-kick. A costly goalkeeping error by Matt Freese allowed Belgium to extend their lead before Lukaku sealed the emphatic win late on.

The defeat ended the United States’ campaign, making them the last of the three co-host nations to exit the tournament after Canada and Mexico. Belgium will next face Spain in the quarter-finals on July 10 after the Spanish side knocked out Portugal in the Round of 16. (ANI)