USA vs Belgium Bet Builder Tips: Fouls feature heavily in 10/1 four-fold

| Monday 6th July 2026, 16:00

Monday 6th July 2026, 16:00

Usa vs belgium bet builder tips tuesday 7 july 2026

The USA, who haven't reached the quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup since 2002, take on Belgium in their last-16 tie at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington (Monday 5pm local, Tuesday 1am BST, BBC One).

Below are my USA vs Belgium Bet Builder Tips ahead of this knockout match between Mauricio Pochettino's Stars and Stripes and Roberto Martinez's Red Devils.

USA vs Belgium Bet Builder Tips

Player 2+ Shots (Sub Switch) - Youri Tielemans (BEL)
Player 3+ Fouls Won - Jeremy Doku (BEL)
Player 2+ Fouls Won - Malik Tillman (USA)
Player 1+ Fouls Won - Tyler Adams (USA)

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Player 2+ Shots (Sub Switch) - Youri Tielemans (BEL)

Backing Youri Tielemans to take at least two shots was one of three successful selections in my 20/1 Belgium vs Senegal Bet Builder last Wednesday, with only a lack of corners letting us down on a big win.

Tielemans scored two of Belgium's three goals in that 3-2 extra-time victory over Senegal in the round of 32, grabbing an 89th-minute equaliser to make it 2-2 before stepping up from the penalty spot in added time of extra-time to knock the Lions of Teranga out of the tournament.

The Aston Villa midfielder recorded three shots in regulation time, plus that successful penalty in the added 30. He's shot at least twice in three of his four World Cup appearances this summer, only falling short in a 5-1 group-stage thrashing of New Zealand, against whom he shot in the fourth minute but was taken off in the 85th minute.

Tielemans is arguably Belgium's most dependable player, capable of scoring from long range or inside the penalty box, and the 29-year-old looks a good bet for another couple of shots here, particularly with the selection rolling over to extra-time.

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Player 3+ Fouls Won - Jeremy Doku (BEL)

Only three players won more fouls in the 2025/26 Premier League season than Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku (61), who averaged 3.1 fouls won per 90 minutes.

The 24-year-old proved a nuisance for the opposition in Europe, too, averaging 2.9 fouls won per 90 in the UEFA Champions League.

Doku's ability to win fouls was on full display in Belgium's World Cup opener, a 1-1 draw with Egypt, who fouled him five times before his 86th-minute withdrawal. He was only taken down once in his next appearance, the big win over New Zealand on June 27, when he was substituted off in the 56th minute, and despite being hauled off in the same minute against Senegal, he managed to win four free-kicks.

The USA, meanwhile, have committed 45 fouls in four World Cup outings this summer, averaging 11.25 per game, and will be paying close attention to the Red Devils star in Seattle, as they did in their 5-2 March friendly defeat in Atlanta, where Doku was fouled three times, while his 70th-minute replacement, Mika Godts, earned one free-kick.

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Player 2+ Fouls Won - Malik Tillman (USA)

USA's Malik Tillman has proven another tricky player to contain in North America, winning nine fouls across his three starts.

The 24-year-old, who plies his trade in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen, was upended four times in the Stars and Stripes' 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay, three times in their 2-0 win over Australia, and twice in their 2-0 round-of-32 success against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Belgium, meanwhile, have committed 51 fouls at this tournament at an average of 12.75 per game, and in their March battering of the USA, Tillman was taken down twice.

Player 1+ Fouls Won - Tyler Adams (USA)

I'll also add in a foul won for Tillman's midfield partner, AFC Bournemouth's Tyler Adams, who was upended three times against Paraguay and twice against Australia.

The 27-year-old managed to avoid being fouled against Bosnia-Herzegovina, officially at least, as there were two or three occasions where he was unfairly challenged, but the referee waved play on/gave the advantage.

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