Charles De Katelaere netted a brace to earn Belgium a 4-1 win over the USA in Seattle on Monday as the co-host nation was dumped out of the tournament. There was controversy surrounding the game as American striker Folarin Balogun had a red-card suspension overturned by FIFA after getting his marching orders in the US's win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.  

Victory means the Belgians face Spain in the quarter-finals, while the US follow co-hosts Canada and Mexico out of the tournament with elimination in the round of 16 after a thoroughly flat performance.

All pre-game attention had been on Balogun's place in the US starting lineup, after US President Donald Trump asked FIFA to review the striker's one-game suspension for a red card, and the governing body controversially obliged.

But Belgium's XI had a few surprises of its own, with Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku among the heavyweights benched. Coach Rudi Garcia's gamble worked, with De Ketelaere who has been touted to be the future engine of the Belgian team grabbing an early goal to unsettle the Stars and Stripes. 

Malik Tillman grabbed one back from a free kick, but De Ketelaere swiftly restored Belgium's lead. A goalkeeping error by Matt Freese and a late Romelu Lukaku goal consigned the US to elimination. It now remains to see if US coach Mauricio Pochettino will leave his post as he has been linked with a return to club football.