- Big storyline: Folarin Balogun is available as the USA’s preferred starter, but Ricardo Pepi could still come on — Balogun offers runs behind defenses while Pepi bails the team out inside the 18-yard box and presses hard.
- Watch Christian (Pulisic) on the left — he’s expected to be the creative spark, creating chances from wide areas and playing the key passes for late runners into the box.
- Belgium brings star power (De Bruyne, Lukaku, Courtois) and pace from Jeremy Doku, making this a tough, evenly matched test despite roughly 50-50 possession projections.
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