Belgium Seeks Clarification as FIFA Clears Balogun for World Cup Clash
Belgium’s football governing body has opened a fresh challenge to the eligibility of United States forward Folarin Balogun for the imminent World Cup encounter with the Red Devils.
The Royal Belgian Football Association argues that FIFA handled its request for a ruling as an inadmissible appeal and failed to furnish any written justification for the decision.
The controversy intensified after FIFA temporarily lifted Balogun’s red‑card suspension and cleared him to feature, a move that followed a public appeal from former U.S. President Donald Trump directed at FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
In a statement, the Belgian association said the world governing body deemed its correspondence an appeal and rejected it on procedural technicalities, leaving the association without a clear explanation.
Expressing concern over what it perceives as an opaque process, the RBFA vowed to pursue every avenue to ensure a fair competition, underscoring the high stakes of the upcoming clash.