In the end, to borrow from Shakespeare, it was much ado about nothing.
The Belgian Red Devils were angry, hungry, and motivated to beat the US men's national soccer team in the World Cup, and did so in a 4-1 victory Monday that was as much a statement as it was about proving a point.
The Belgians had appealed the decision to reinstate US striker Folarin Balogun the day before, but the appeal was denied. In hindsight, the admission by president Trump that he prevailed upon FIFA president Gianni Infantino to rescind Balogun's suspension gave the Belgians all the motivation they really needed, and gave the US the dreaded kiss of death.
The above photo comes from X, and had been captioned, "Overturn this", after Belgium advanced to Friday's quarterfinal match vs. Spain. With all the controversy and attendant attention on them, the USMNT didn't play their best game, and the Belgians shut them out in the 2nd half.
If only Trump had kept his mouth shut on this matter........!
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