FIFA World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico (Part 3)

[Bonus]

@sandsoftime

The Whitehouse have contacted FIFA and asked for the red card to be rescinded against that Team USA player that was sent off…
FIFA have complied apparently, and suspended the ban for 12months… this means the player can be selected now against Belgium… Whom suffice to say, are going ballistic..!
Will post the article when I can…

USA striker Folarin Balogun will play in his team’s last-16 game against Belgium on Monday after Fifa announced it has suspended the red card and accompanying one-game ban he received against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

ESPN:
FIFA has suspended the red card U.S. striker Folarin Balogun received in the team’s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, making him available to face Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup.

In a statement on its website, FIFA said: “By operation of Article 27 FDC, the implementation of the automatic match suspension for USA player Folarin Balogun is suspended for a probationary period of one [1] year.”

The U.S. will take on Belgium on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET in Seattle, seeking to advance to its first World Cup quarterfinal appearance since 2002.

A statement by U.S. Soccer said: "We accept the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and are pleased that Folarin Balogun is eligible to compete tomorrow.

“Our full attention is focused on the Round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle, and we look forward to the continued support of our amazing fans.”

U.S. President Donald Trump also weighed in on the matter, saying on Truth Social:

“Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!”

I can just see it now…

Belgium beat the USA,

the Whitehouse fires another angry letter at FIFA demanding a replay,
or Belgium to be kicked out of the competition for not spending enough money on NATO…

[Rambler]

And they needed VAR .. the refereeing has been awful at times in this world cup. And we complain about EPL refs..

[Magnus]

It’s going to be difficult now.

[Magnus]

NYLAND !!!

Yes. yes, yes !

[CanuckoLFC]

Good save, not the greatest pen. Hate those stuttering steps

[Hope.in.your.heart]

One of the worst pens I’ve ever seen.

[El-Cuchillero]

I like that this ref just announced the decision without the fucking dramatic, Davina McCall pause a lot of these other refs have been doing.

[CanuckoLFC]

However, if the keeper dive the other way, it would be the greatest pen.

[Livvy]

[Flobs]

I hope this match doesn’t go to penalties. What an embarrassment.

Anyway Norway fucking up slowing the game down, what are they thinking?

[Hope.in.your.heart]

Hup Brazil. Tonight I’m Brazilian, because I want Alli to go all the way. Sorry Magnus!

[sgs]

Another stutterer misses a PK

[Hope.in.your.heart]

No, he stopped his running towards the ball, and lost his momentum. The shot was weak and badly placed.

[mattyhurst]

This has been fun so far

[CanuckoLFC]

That’s why stuttering steps should be banned

[RedOverTheWater]

Good start to the game from Norway. Goal ruled out, rightly, for offside. Brazil now growing into it more, winning the pen, but then a lovely save.

Loads to go in this one, game on!

As for the Balogun reversal, it is fishy as heck. Trump does it no favors by weighing in like the mob boss he is. Belgium rightly take it to task with a strong statement. The end of that statement sounds ominous. What will they do? In a way I’d love to see them refuse to play, to highlight the corruption.

It would be the story of the World Cup.

[sgs]

Rather treated as a speech impediment.
Nonsense

[sandsoftime]

Belgium will probably decide what to do depending if they lose the match and get eliminated or not…

[Hoosierred]

Maybe a little… glad it was saved, but realistically it’s as stone cold a one as you’ll ever see. Swingkng wildly over the ball anywhere else on the pitch and the only question would be a card or not.

Upside for Norway is their goalie has balls as big as my head right now which can only help them.

[mattyhurst]

Oddly don’t particularly like Belgium but I’m 100% behind them now