France, July 7 -- De Ketelaere opened the scoring at the Seattle Stadium in the ninth minute to cement Belgium's early dominance.

Malik Tillman equalised in the 31st minute when his free-kick hit Hans Vanaken and zoomed into the net past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

But parity lasted only two minutes.

De Ketelaere headed in his second of the night past the US goalkeeper Matt Freese to send Rudi Garcia's men into the pause with a slight advantage.

The game was overshadowed by the decision of World Cup organisers Fifa to suspend the one-match ban of the US forward Folarin Balogun.

The 25-year-old was permitted to play despite receiving a red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina after US President Donald Trump asked Fifa boss Gia...