Belgium beats USMNT 4-1 in World Cup round of 16 after Balogun suspension controversy
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Belgium defeated the United States 4-1 in a World Cup round of 16 match in Seattle, with Romelu Lukaku scoring the final goal and taunting the crowd after controversy over U.S. forward Folarin Balogun being allowed to play following a lifted red-card suspension. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice, and Belgium's players used the pre-match controversy as motivation. Belgium extended its unbeaten streak to 18 games and will face Spain in the quarterfinals. The match was marked by a serious injury to Belgium's Amadou Onana and political involvement when President Trump called FIFA's president seeking a review of Balogun's red card.
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bskyBelgium beats USMNT 4-1 in World Cup round of 16 after Balogun suspension controversythescore.comKey quotes
· 5 pulledThere's always a justice somewhere in life. The fact that something happened like that, we don't think that was fair. And today, I think it just brings us a little bit of (motivation) that we needed to win the game.
Our job was to show on the pitch that we are here for football. That decision was out of our hands, and we just had to talk on the field. And, we did that today.
I read things and I laughed. I was more sure of beating the USA than Senegal, because Senegal is a better soccer team than the United States
We put in a lot of intensity, there was quality too. Defensively, we were really compact. We tried to put them under pressure and it really worked out for us. We scored at the right moments, too.
It's a great feeling to put out this performance in this game and to go through. It's amazing for the team and for the country.
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