Belgium Responds to Balogun Red Card Controversy After 4-1 World Cup Win Over USA
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Dominic Patten
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Belgium's national soccer team responded to a controversial red card suspension of Folarin Balogun and a failed appeal by posting a pointed social media message after defeating the USA 4-1 in a World Cup match in Seattle. The victory eliminated the co-host Americans from the tournament, and the Belgian team dropped their usual stoic demeanor to express their feelings about the controversy, which also drew an unexpected comment from Donald Trump.
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· 3 pulledThe 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 a demolished Christian Pulisic and Team USA in Seattle, WA would have said it all.
In a short but spiked social media post Belgium et their real feelings be known
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