United States vs Belgium Prediction, 7/6/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/4/2026

Game: United States vs Belgium

Date: Monday, July 6, 2026

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: FOX

The Belgians (2-2-0) are headed to Lumen Field in Seattle, WA on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the United States (3-0-1) in the Round of 16 of the World Cup. The moneyline on this World Cup matchup has the United States at +160 and Belgium is sitting at +162. The total is set at 2.5. The starting goalies will be Matt Freese for the United States and Thibaut Courtois for Belgium.

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The United States advanced to the Round of 16 with a 2-0 win over Bosia and Herzegovina. The Americans opened the World Cup with a 4-1 win over Paraguay, followed by a 2-0 win over Australia and a 3-2 loss to Turkey (after sitting a lot of starters). Folarin Balogun leads the U.S. with 3 goals, and Alex Freeman, Malik Tillman, Sebastian Berhalter, Auston Trusty, and Gio Reyna have all had 1 goal. Matt Freese has 5 saves in 6 attempts in his 3 games played.

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Belgium scored the game-winner of a 3-2 win over Senegal in extra time. They opened the World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Egypt, followed by a 0-0 draw with Iran, and a 5-1 win over New Zealand. Youri Tielemans, Leandro Trossard, and Romelu Lukaku all have 2 goals for Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne and Alexis Saelemaekers have each knocked 1 into the back of the net. In goal, Thibaut Courtois has 9 saves and has surrendered 4 goals in 4 games.

The man who is expected to protect the net for the United States will be Matt Freese. Freese has defended the goal for 10,335 minutes and has tallied 378 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.43 (164 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 72.1%. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 524 shots attempted at him in 117 career starting assignments. Freese (45-30-42 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 28 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 24.4%% clean sheet rate.

Thibaut Courtois will be residing in front of the goal for Belgium. In his pro soccer career, Courtois has allowed 455 goals and has accumulated 1,210 stops in 510 starting assignments. Courtois has racked up 215 clean sheets and has defended 1,635 shots against him in 45,686 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of 74.0% and his clean sheet rate is 42.4%%. He has surrendered 0.90 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 320-102-85.

Christian Pulisic is a member of the side who can help decide the match for the United States. Pulisic has been in the starting lineup in 192 contests thus far in his career and tallies 0.33 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing the United States has totaled 64 goals scored in 17,408 minutes played. He has totaled 46 assists while earning 174 points thus far in his career.

Belgium is being led onto the pitch by Kevin De Bruyne, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has accounted for 410 pts so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 180 times. The forward representing Belgium has totaled 36,362 mins and he has scored 115 goals. He is averaging 0.28 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 418 outings during his career.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the United States (+160)

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