Last night’s Round of 16 match between Belgium and the United States Men’s National Team was always expected to gain a huge audience. However, it was likely boosted when President Trump inserted himself into the game narrative over the weekend.<\/p>\n
In their win over Bosnia-Herzegovina last week, star striker Folarin Balogun was given a red card during the second half. The decision that would ban him from their next game was widely panned and considered extremely excessive. Well, following the game reports suggested that the President used his influence over FIFA President Gianni Infantino to push for the card to be rescinded.<\/p>\n
It was on Sunday. While many celebrated FIFA righting an obvious wrong, others pushed back on the decision because of how rare it is and how it allegedly was reached. One group against the change was Team USA’s opponent on Monday night, Belgium.<\/p>\n
However, in the end, Balogun playing didn’t matter as Belgium embarrassed the USMNT by a score of 4-1. Ending their strong run in the World Cup. Yet, the Belgian’s have decided to rub some salt in America’s wound following the game.<\/p>\n
\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Los jugadores de B\u00e9lgica replicaron el \u201cTrump Dance\u201d cuando festejaron en el vestuario, despu\u00e9s de la victoria a Estados Unidos. pic.twitter.com\/4I99manv6r<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 F\u00fatbol y Pol\u00edtica (@FutboliPolitica) July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n