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Belgium Players Fearless Against US Crowd

Published July 4, 2026 · Updated July 5, 2026 · The Guardian

Belgium players say they won't be intimidated by the expected raucous American crowd in their last-16 World Cup match on Monday, with defender Maxim De Cuyper insisting they must 'show balls' to nullify the home advantage.

Belgium will face the US in the last-16 on Monday with the Americans enjoying strong home support at the World Cup. A pro-US crowd is expected in Seattle for the match, but the Red Devils say they're not afraid of the atmosphere that awaits them.

"I think we just have to … show balls on the pitch," left-back Maxim De Cuyper said on Friday. "Try to play your own game. If you play against 80,000 supporters or with 80,000, you have to try to do the same." newsbetting.cv

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