After a stellar start to the World Cup, the U.S. was overmatched against Belgium in a 4-1 loss. Now Mauricio Pochettino’s team must wait four years to prove it belongs with the elite soccer countries.

Christian Pulisic leads a young U.S. team into the round of 16. Get to know the players who will decide how far the home team can go.

The USMNT were dumped out of the World Cup on Monday by Belgium, with European soccer fans enjoying every second of it. Mauricio Pochettino’s team met their match in Seattle as Belgium put four past Matt Freese to comfortably book their spot in the quarter-finals.

President Donald Trump’s reported effort to get a U.S. soccer star back on the field has sparked accusations of political hypocrisy. On Sunday, The New York Times reported that Trump successfully lobbied FIFA President Gianni Infantino to overturn the suspension of U.

Spain defeated Portugal in its round of 16 match and will face either the USMNT or Belgium in the quarterfinals.

Folarin Balogun has become the talking point of the World Cup, not for his brilliant performances with the US soccer team, but for his red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32. The USMNT’s striker was set to miss the RO16 clash against Belgium after the rather controversial decision.

The U.S.-Belgium soccer game is turning out to be a huge deal even before it kicks off on Monday, thrusting politics into the spotlight.

The United States Men’s National Team has the wind at its back with top scorer Folarin Balogun reinstated for a Round of 16 clash with Belgium Monday night in Seattle. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.

By Rohith Nair MIAMI, July 7 (Reuters) - France striker Kylian Mbappe hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a "despicable woman" on Monday after she launched a racist attack on him following Paraguay's elimination from the World Cup.

In the wake of President Trump’s intervention, the Americans hoped to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2002. Instead, they’re going home.