After blowout loss to Belgium, many are wondering if Team USA is better or worse than it was a decade ago

FOX Sports FIFA World Cup announcer Tyler Terens dissects Team USA's surprising 4-1 World Cup defeat against Belgium. Terens questions the tactical approach, highlighting the team's lack of aggression and suggesting the game plan was 'wrong.' He emphasizes the disappointing outcome in what was a home tournament for the USMNT.

Twelve years ago, nearly to the day, members of the U.S. Men's National Team sat in stunned silence on a field in Brazil after losing a heartbreaker to Belgium in the 2014 World Cup.

Despite goalkeeper Tim Howard's heroic performance and forward Chris Wondolowski's near miss that would have likely ended the game in regulation, the USMNT were outclassed by a final score of 2-1 in the round of 16.

SALVADOR, BRAZIL - JULY 01: Vincent Kompany of Belgium has his shot saved by Tim Howard of the United States during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Round of 16 match between Belgium and the United States at Arena Fonte Nova on July 1, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Fast forward to Monday night, and a team of American men that was previously anointed "the golden generation," sat in a similarly stunned fashion after being blitzed by an almost completely different team of Belgians on their home turf in Seattle.

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It begs the question: has anything changed in the last 12 years?

I mean, after all, following that loss to Belgium at the 2014 World Cup, many pundits predicted the Americans were on the up and up when it came to soccer, and that a close loss to such a quality opponent meant the USMNT was on the fast track to success.

But just three years later, the program bottomed