Belgium routs US, but FIFA's political capitulation to White House overshadows the game
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2026
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Belgium's 4-1 win ended the US World Cup run, but FIFA's politically driven reversal of striker Balogun's suspension, enabled by White House pressure, exposed deep governance failures and set a damaging precedent that overshadowed the match.
