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SEATTLE, July 5 : Belgium coach Rudi Garcia strongly criticised FIFA's decision on Sunday to suspend a one-match ban for United States striker Folarin Balogun, saying the unprecedented move was against the spirit of the game.
SEATTLE: US President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday. A red card triggers an automatic one-game suspension. FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension had been lifted, triggering praise from Trump and outrage from Belgium’s team. Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the game asking FIFA review the red card, according to a person familiar with the call who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. “Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!” Trump said in a statement on social media. The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) said it was “astonished” and Belgium coach Rudi Garcia mocked FIFA’s action. “I didn’t know that in the offices of FIFA the 5th of July was the 1st of April in Europe,” Garcia said through a translator in an April Fools’ Day comparison.
SEATTLE, July 5 : The United States are confident enough to play their own game against Belgium, talisman Christian Pulisic said ahead of a World Cup match which will provide the sternest test yet of the co-hosts' major tournament credentials.
SEATTLE, July 4 : The United States squad will look to harness their fans' growing belief in their World Cup chances when they take on Belgium for a place in the quarter-finals after the July 4 weekend, defender Sergino Dest said.
SEATTLE — United States men's national team forward Folarin Balogun said that he's been on an emotional «roller coaster» in the wake of his sending off against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday, but he intends to «support the boys» in the coming days as the team prepares to play Belgium in the World Cup round of 16.
SEATTLE, July 3 : United States forward Folarin Balogun said his red card in the last-32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina was a harsh decision, but quickly turned his focus to contributing as cheerleader for their clash against Belgium.
Malik Tillman's free-kick goal in the 82nd minute gave 10-man USA the insurance it craved to hold on for a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, on Wednesday and advance to the World Cup's round of 16.
Folarin Balogun opened up to explain his decision to play for the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup™.