- Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension for a red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina has been overturned, making him eligible to play for the USA against Belgium in the World Cup last-16.
- FIFA's decision to "suspend" the ban was an extraordinary development, citing Article 27 of its disciplinary code, which allows for the suspension of disciplinary measures.
- US President Donald Trump thanked FIFA on Truth Social for "reversing a great injustice," following scrutiny over his relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino had previously stated that Balogun's red card incident, where he scraped his studs down an opponent's calf, was "never a red card" and "not intentional."
- This decision mirrors a previous instance where Cristiano Ronaldo's three-game ban in World Cup qualifiers was suspended and comes after Lionel Messi was not red-carded for a similar tackle.
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