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Posted on 07/06/2026 5:03:27 PM PDT by Red Badger
BELGIUM are ready to ask sport’s ultimate court to BOOT the USA out of the World Cup if they lose to a team including Folarin Balogun on Tuesday.
The Red Devils are furious after Donald Trump’s personal intervention saw Fifa rip up their own rulebook to allow former Arsenal striker Balogun to feature against them in the Seattle last-16 clash despite his red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Belgium’s indignation went off the scale even further when a Fifa committee ruled their protest “inadmissible” because they were NOT a party to the original decision.
And Brussels FA chiefs gave the US team a blatant warning that they will be prepared to go nuclear and demand the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne kick America out of the World Cup if Balogun plays.
Confirming its appeal against Balogun’s clearance to play had been rejected, Belgium said: “To date, the Royal Belgian FA has still not received any grounds for this decision, nor has it received the information it has been requesting since the start of this procedure.
“Fifa has yet to provide us with a copy of the decision and the motivation declaring the player eligible as well as the referee’s report – this is a breach of Fifa regulations.
“The RBFA has informed the United States Soccer Federation that it contests the eligibility of the player, should the player be listed on the referee’s team sheet. This leaves all further actions open.”
As refusing to play if Balogun is selected would lead to a forfeit, Belgium have indicated their likely actions.
CAS has the ability to hold an expedited hearing over the next 48 hours and make a final decision before the scheduled quarter-final date in Los Angeles on Friday.
Belgium will argue that the USMNT had fielded an ineligible player under Fifa’s regulations – that a player receiving a red card must have a mandatory minimum one game suspension.
Therefore, that would mean, under Fifa rules, the result would HAVE to be reversed with Belgium awarded a 3-0 win.
The threat comes after Uefa went to war with Fifa chief Gianni Infantino by branding the card sanction U-turn “unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable.”
Euro bosses were backed by Norway FA President Lisa Klaveness, who said: “We agree with Uefa’s position that an automatic suspension of at least one match following a red card is not subject to subsequent discretionary review.
“This principle is clearly established in FIFA’s own regulations.
“There is reason for concern regarding the integrity of the competition, political interference in sporting matters, and the credibility of football.”
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That penalty was BS. I saw it live. Nothing intentional about that step. Don’t these people get stepped on ALL THE TIME? This is what I hate about soccer: the falling down and crying, the whining, the bitching to the referee, the drama acting. Now that I know you can get thrown out of the current game AND the next game for getting red-carded, no wonder there is so much fake drama going on out there.
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I can’t watch it. It’s like an opera but without the music.
US look overmatched already. 1-0 Belgium.
Yep not looking good 😒
Could get ugly.
President Trump has nothing to do with the decision.
I’d love to see Belgium try that.
First thing would be to remove NATO HQ from Brussels.
Europeans had better not start a fight they can’t win.
Why’s Belgium so scared of one player?
Cry baby Belgians will fall to a Balogun Blitzkrieg just like they did to Hitler in 1940.
I saw another post that said the penalty was complete BS. I strongly suspect it was a "Let's Hate Trump" and "Let's Hate the U.S." penalty.
It was all drama, this team looks lost out there.
Whichever team makes it through is gonna get curb stomped by Spain.
Or maybe it was done intentionally to cause controversy and generate interest….i fully expect to see BOOM!! Or “so and so” BRINGS RECEIPTS in upcoming headlines….memes to follow and numerous people emoting on Tik Tok.
Most coaches would say that it doesn't matter because they have the better team anyway and will defeat the United States with or withoout Balogun, but they're not saying that.
-PJ
BREAKING:
The Belgian fmr professional footballer Karel Snoeckx is fighting for his life in hospital after having been repeatedly stomped on the head by a migrant who accused him of racism.
Karel won the Belgian league with Lierse SK in 1997 and also played for the Belgian national team.
He was attacked on Saturday while out driving with his wife and pregnant daughter.
A verbal altercation started with 2 pedestrians accusing him of racism after he honked at them for crossing the street in a dangerous way.
He was punched in the face, put in a chokehold and then repeatedly stomped on the head.
He was resuscitated on-site for 20 minutes and placed in an artificial coma at AZ Turnhout hospital with suspected brain damage.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted homicide.
The attack comes just days after the Swedish football supporter & off-duty police officer Christian Zedig was beaten to death by African migrants while watching the World Cup at a fan zone in Copenhagen
Where did this happen?..............
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