Kartu Merah Balogun dan Deja Vu Piala Dunia 1962
Kartu merah pemain Amerika Serikat Folarin Bolagun dicabut setelah ada 'intervensi' dari petinggi negara. Kejadian serupa pernah terjadi di Piala Dunia 1962.
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Erling Haaland fires Norway past Brazil to end up in World Cup quarterfinals for first time in history
Bob Bradley and Kaylyn Kyle react to Morocco returning to the Quarterfinals after shutting out Canada 3-0, thanks to Azzedine Ounahi's Round of 16 brace.
UEFA says decision by FIFA to let US forward play at World Cup is ‘incomprehensible’
NYON, Switzerland: European football body UEFA criticized FIFA for an “incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision” to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup against Belgium on Monday despite a red card in his previous game. UEFA said in a statement FIFA “crossed a red line” with its decision not to enforce Balogun’s mandatory one-game ban, after the world football body came under pressure from US President Donald Trump. FIFA’s ruling Sunday — to defer Balogun’s ban for one year of probation — shockingly deviated from football’s traditional rule of law and drew stinging criticism globally including from former World Cup stars and coaches at this tournament. “It’s a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad decision that will hurt the World Cup,” Norway coach Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said Sunday after his team beat Brazil to reach the quarterfinals. UEFA, whose member federations include Belgium, insisted: “Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not.” “When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,” said the European football body, which has often clashed with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during his decade in power. “We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision,” said UEFA, where Infantino was its CEO-like general secretary from 2009 until being elected to lead FIFA in February 2016. The Belgian football federation was preparing an appeal in Seattle in the early hours of Monday to challenge the Balogun ruling before a FIFA-appointed appeals judge.
Australia's Beach backs coach after goalkeeper switch falls flat in World Cup shootout
MELBOURNE, July 6 : Australia goalkeeper Patrick Beach said he has no issues with the decision to replace him for the ill-fated penalty shootout against Egypt at the World Cup amid criticism of coach Tony Popovic's tactics.
Erling Haaland stars as Norway stun Brazil to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Erling Haaland struck two late goals as Norway stunned Brazil by winning 2-1 in New Jersey to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
Tearful Neymar: Brazil career 'over' after World Cup exit to Norway - ESPN
An emotional Neymar said his career with Brazil had «finished» after his team's World Cup exit against Norway in the round of 16 on Sunday.
Erling Haaland says Brazil win 'greatest game' in Norway history - ESPN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Erling Haaland said his two-goal, match-winning performance in Norway's 2-1 World Cup round-of-16 victory against Brazil capped an «insane» day in his country's history — and its greatest game.
Brazil tries to come to terms with yet another early World Cup exit
RIO DE JANEIRO: For Brazilian fans gathered at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach, the stunning seaside setting did little to ease the disappointment of watching their team suffer a sixth consecutive early World Cup exit.