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Ticket Prices Soar for US-Belgium Seattle Clash

7/2/2026

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Summary

USMNT Ticket Surge

The U.S. men’s national soccer team will play Belgium in a round-of-16 match in Seattle on Monday.
Ticket prices rose from under $2,000 before the U.S. 2-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina win to $3,792 on June 21, with resale at $3,000 on sites and $2,300 on FIFA’s marketplace.
Seatsidekick.com listed 2,256 tickets Tuesday, 2,233 Wednesday morning, and 2,026 after the U.S. match.
Market prices range $650-$4,200 with FIFA offering no tickets through its portal.

Summary

USMNT Triumph

Folarin Balogun received a red card and will miss the round-of-16 match against Belgium.
Mauricio Pochettino became the United States' winningest World Cup coach after the team's third knockout victory.
Youri Tielemans scored the decisive penalty in extra time to complete Belgium's comeback over Senegal.
The United States entered the knockout stage having topped Group D for the first time since 2010.

Summary

Fans Trigger Quakes

Fans’ cheers at Lumen Field generated measurable mini-earthquakes for each Belgian goal, which the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network recorded.
The match was streamed live in Spanish on Telemundo and simultaneously available on Peacock, expanding multilingual access.
The World Cup knockout stage follows a single-elimination bracket that halves the field each round, with semifinal losers playing a third-place game.

Summary

Belgium Advances

Belgium secured first place in Group G by beating New Zealand 5-1, moving on to the round of 32.
Senegal earned a third-place spot after a 5-0 victory over Iraq, rebounding from earlier losses to France and Norway.
The match will be the first ever meeting between Belgium and Senegal at any level of international play.
The winner will face the United States or Bosnia and Herzegovina victor in the round of 16.

History

Historical Context

When the United States hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup, ABC televised every match—the first tournament with uninterrupted live coverage and an on-screen score box—while Fox took over U.S. rights in 2015. The 2024 round-of-16 in Seattle, streamed on Peacock and Telemundo, shows tickets now listed for several thousand dollars, underscoring soccer’s expanding commercial clout in America.

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USMNT Ticket Surge

The U.S. men’s national soccer team will play Belgium in a round-of-16 match in Seattle on Monday.
Ticket prices rose from under $2,000 before the U.S. 2-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina win to $3,792 on June 21, with resale at $3,000 on sites and $2,300 on FIFA’s marketplace.
Seatsidekick.com listed 2,256 tickets Tuesday, 2,233 Wednesday morning, and 2,026 after the U.S. match.
Market prices range $650-$4,200 with FIFA offering no tickets through its portal.

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