Belgium captain Youri Tielemans says the Red Devils will fight until the end for stricken team-mate Amadou Onana, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the World Cup win over the United States last night. Onana limped off 21 minutes into Belgiums 4-1 victory in Seattle and looked visibly upset when he sat on the bench during the second half wearing a brace on his right knee.Reports this morning confirmed the tall midfielder had suffered an ACL injury and is now expected to miss up to eight months.The news is a crushing blow for the player and his club side Aston Villa.His Villa midfield partner Tielemans said: We are all there for him and will support him. We want to keep fighting for him until the end.Tielemans hopes Onana will remain with BelgiumOnana must now weigh up whether to remain with the squad in the United States or return to England to recuperate.Tielemans added: Amadou is a great personality within our group and gets on with everyone, so we are definitely going to miss him. Hopefully he can stay with us.It was cruel blemish on an otherwise perfect night for Belgium following the scandal surrounding the availability of USA striker Folarin Balogun.Romelu Lukaku scored Belgiums fourth goal in injury time and held up a Belgium shirt with Onanas name on the back.The 24-year-old, who joined Villa from Everton for �50million in 2024, made 25 Premier League appearances for the club last season, scoring two goals.He was a substitute as Unai Emerys men won the Europa League with a 3-0 defeat of Freiburg in Istanbul, coming on in the 66th minute. Topics Amadou Onana Aston Villa F.C. Belgium National Football Team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Overturn this Belgium hit back at Trump and Infantino over Balogun affair as US make limp World Cup exit Jon Fisher 7th July, 2026 USA 1-4 Belgium: Co-hosts crash out after Balogun controversy Nicholas McGee 7th July, 2026 De Ketelaere double gives Belgium deserved half-time lead against USA after Balogun saga Nicholas McGee 7th July, 2026 LIVE USA v Belgium: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 6th July, 2026 USA vs Belgium: Line-ups confirmed for last-16 World Cup clash 101 GreatGoals 6th July, 2026 FIFA clear Balogun to play in World Cup last-16 after rejecting Belgium appeal Mitch Fretton 6th July, 2026
