There is little to report from Belgium after Round 32 of the 34-game regular season was contested, as Chris Durkin was the only American to play any minutes.
With just three games left until the regular season ends, Antwerp was leapfrogged by Anderlecht, dropping down the fourth place but still holding onto a playoff spot.
Bryan Reynolds and Kortrijk’s playoff dreams ended over the weekend, while Chris Durkin and STVV are all but eliminated from making it into the post-season as well.
It should have been a weekend in Belgium with a pair of games having great American interest, but it was not to be as Kyle Duncan missed out due to injury and Mark McKenzie missed out for reasons unknown.
Bryan Reynolds and KV Kortrijk finally registered a win in their derby, while Mark McKenzie and Genk suffered defeat in Brussels against Anderlecht.
Only two Americans were in the starting lineups over the weekend as Bryan Reynolds and Kortrijk lost again, while Mark McKenzie and Genk took all the points at home.
Before a full weekend of action for Americans playing throughout the world, we take a look at the most hotly burning questions on our minds as we plan a full schedule of game-watching in the Yanks Abroad multimedia bunker.
Kyle Duncan and Oostende lost at home, as did Sam Vines and Antwerp, while Mark McKenzie sat Genk’s win out as he recovers from jetlag.
Regardless of the players that Gregg Berhalter selects on Thursday when the USMNT hosts El Salvador, there will be one debutant in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: Video Assistant Refereeing, better known as VAR.
Yanks Abroad caught up with former Philadelphia Union and current USA international defender Mark McKenzie in the Belgian capital, directly after his Genk side faced Pro League leaders, Union St Gilloise.
