🧇 Surrender, or ve burn all zee Waffle Hausen! 🧇

#17 for Belgium scored the first goal. Seems scripted.

OK, Tillman. Your turn.

Belgium: FAFO

USA played like shit tonight

Yes another propaganda that caused everyone to believe Trump personally intervened. This is the kind of news:

FIFA Reverses Ban After Presidential Call
Notably, Balogun had been shown red by Brazilian referee Raphael Claus following a video review for stepping on Muharemovic’s right ankle in Wednesday’s round of 32 victory. At the time, it appeared to be a routine dismissal, but the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) received notification via FIFA’s portal on Sunday that the sanction had been put on hold.

FIFA cited Article 27 of its disciplinary code, stating, “The implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year. If Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.”  

According to a source familiar with the matter but not authorised to speak publicly, Trump telephoned FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the Bosnia game to request a review. Trump later posted on social media, saying, “Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!” 

Pertinently, it is not the first time this tournament cycle that FIFA has deferred bans, having done so in November for Cristiano Ronaldo and in April for Nicolas Otamendi and Moises Caicedo ahead of qualifiers. The last comparable World Cup case was Brazil’s Garrincha in 1962, who played the final after Chile’s president joined a lobbying effort.

Note that suspension put on hold for 1 year is part of the FIFA rules.

And, there is precedant before.

However "According to a source familiar with the matter but not authorised to speak publicly ..." we all know fake news when we see one.

If Belgium jumps on this crap, they are gonna FAFO