# U.S. Soccerwise: USMNT vs. Belgium Preview presented by Soccer.com Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/u-s-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-presented-by-soccer-com Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/u-s-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-presented-by-soccer-com.md Podcast: [Soccerwise | U.S. Soccer, MLS, NWSL](https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038) Published: 2026-07-03T18:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://kickbacksoccer.com/ Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/87e8ced2-38bb-4251-9931-0f0b3503dc0d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soccerwise-6938038/episodes/u-s-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-presented-by-soccer-com Duration seconds: 3005 ## Resource The USMNT faces Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16. David Gass and Matt Doyle preview the knockout showdown, discuss how Mauricio Pochettino replaces the suspended Folarin Balogun, break down the key tactical matchups, and explain why this U.S. team has earned so much belief throughout the tournament. Plus, they revisit the historic win over Bosnia and discuss what advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals would mean for U.S. Soccer. 0:00 Intro & Country Roads Take Me Home 6:46 Historic Bosnia Win & World Cup Buzz 9:34 Scouting Belgium 15:03 Lessons from the March Friendly 19:15 Replacing Folarin Balogun: Is It Pepi's Time? 26:25 Belgium Lineup Projections 32:00 USMNT Subs & Set Pieces 39:45 Confidence Check: Can the U.S. Advance? 43:15 The Lukaku Challenge 45:05 Final Thoughts ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soccerwise-6938038/episodes/u-s-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-presented-by-soccer-com/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/u-s-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-presented-by-soccer-com.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.