Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of the United States national team, acknowledged Belgium's strength after the loss in the round of 16.
Belgium defeated the United States by four goals to one in the round of 16 of the World Cup.
Mauricio Pochettino said via the FIFA website: "The match was very difficult against Belgium from the start."
He emphasized, "We congratulate Belgium after qualifying, they were better than us, and it wasn't our day."
He concluded his statements, "We have to learn, analyze the match, and understand why we didn't handle it the same way we did in the rest of the World Cup matches."
The match witnessed the participation of Folarin Balogun, the United States striker, despite his expulsion against Bosnia and Herzegovina, after Trump's intervention by contacting Gianni Infantino to review the decision.
FIFA announced Balogun's participation after suspending his ban for a year unless he repeats the mistake and gets expelled again.
Charles De Ketelaere opened the scoring early in the ninth minute before the United States equalized with a goal by Malik Tillman in the 31st minute.
The United States did not hold on for long, as Charles De Ketelaere succeeded in adding the second goal in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, Hans Vanaken scored Belgium's third goal after exploiting a fatal error in the 57th minute, while Romelu Lukaku concluded the match with a fourth goal in the 93rd minute.
The Belgian national team qualifies to face Spain in the quarter-finals.
