Belgium respond to Balogun red card row after World Cup win over USA

Deadline · 3 months ago

USA 1

FIFA WC26 1-4 Finished

Belgium 4

Key moments

1. 9'
   Goal Charles DE KETELAERE (Belgium) scores!!
2. 31'
   Goal Malik TILLMAN (USA) scores!!
3. 33'
   Goal Charles DE KETELAERE (Belgium) scores!!
4. 35'
   Yellow card Weston McKENNIE (USA) is booked by
5. 57'
   Goal Hans VANAKEN (Belgium) scores!!
6. 69'
   Yellow card Malik TILLMAN (USA) is booked by
7. 90'+3'
   Goal Romelu LUKAKU (Belgium) scores!!

Squads

USA squad

• Selected
• 2 Sergino DEST Defender
• 3 Chris RICHARDS Defender
• 4 Tyler ADAMS Midfielder
• 5 Antonee ROBINSON Defender
• 8 Weston McKENNIE Midfielder
• 10 Christian PULISIC Forward
• 13 Tim REAM C Defender
• 16 Alex FREEMAN Defender
• 17 Malik TILLMAN Midfielder
• 20 Folarin BALOGUN Forward
• 24 Matt FREESE Goalkeeper
• 1 Matt TURNER Goalkeeper
• 6 Auston TRUSTY Defender
• 7 Giovanni REYNA Midfielder
• 9 Ricardo PEPI Forward
• 11 Brenden AARONSON Forward
• 12 Miles ROBINSON Defender
• 14 Sebastian BERHALTER Midfielder
• 18 Max ARFSTEN Defender
• 19 Haji WRIGHT Forward
• 21 Timothy WEAH Forward
• 22 Mark McKENZIE Defender
• 23 Joe SCALLY Defender
• 25 Chris BRADY Goalkeeper
• 26 Alex ZENDEJAS Forward
• Full squad
• 15 Cristian ROLDAN Midfielder

Belgium squad

• Selected
• 1 Thibaut COURTOIS Goalkeeper
• 4 Brandon MECHELE Defender
• 5 Maxim DE CUYPER Defender
• 8 Youri TIELEMANS C Midfielder
• 10 Leandro TROSSARD Forward
• 14 Dodi LUKEBAKIO Forward
• 17 Charles DE KETELAERE Forward
• 21 Timothy CASTAGNE Defender
• 23 Nicolas RASKIN Midfielder
• 24 Amadou ONANA Midfielder
• 25 Nathan NGOY Defender
• 2 Zeno DEBAST Defender
• 3 Arthur THEATE Defender
• 6 Axel WITSEL Midfielder
• 7 Kevin DE BRUYNE Midfielder
• 9 Romelu LUKAKU Forward
• 11 Jeremy DOKU Forward
• 12 Senne LAMMENS Goalkeeper
• 13 Mike PENDERS Goalkeeper
• 15 Thomas MEUNIER Defender
• 16 Koni DE WINTER Defender
• 18 Joaquin SEYS Defender
• 19 Diego MOREIRA Midfielder
• 20 Hans VANAKEN Midfielder
• 22 Alexis SAELEMAEKERS Midfielder
• 26 Matias FERNANDEZ-PARDO Forward

The victorious Belgium team mainly let their skills do the talking at the World Cup after a day of red card suspension controversy, a failed appeal, and the unsurprising intervention of Donald Trump. For some, the 4-1 win Monday over Christian Pulisic and Team USA in Seattle, WA would have said it all. Not for…

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Originally published by Deadline as “Belgium Claps Back On Folarin Balogun Red Card Fiasco After Big World Cup Win Over USA”.