The Royal Belgian Football Association released a statement connected Sunday successful effect to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's decision to reverse United States striker Folarin Balogun's one-match reddish paper suspension up of the 2 countries' World Cup circular of 16 lucifer astatine Seattle Stadium connected Monday.
"The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's determination to state suspended United States subordinate Folarin Balogun eligible to play successful the USA–Belgium lucifer connected Monday, 6 July astatine 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time)," the connection by the governing assemblage of Belgian shot reads.
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The RBFA argues that Article 66.4 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code intelligibly states that a reddish paper automatically results successful a one-match suspension, "as has been the lawsuit for each erstwhile reddish cards issued during this FIFA World Cup."
It besides accused FIFA of contradicting Article 10.5 of its FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulation, which states that if a subordinate oregon squad authoritative is sent disconnected arsenic a effect of a nonstop oregon indirect reddish paper (second caution), they volition automatically beryllium suspended from their team's consequent match. In addition, further sanctions whitethorn beryllium imposed.
"The aforesaid regularisation is reiterated astatine each FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting anterior to each lucifer and is included successful each FIFA World Cup 2026 store presentations," the connection reads.
The RBFA is present "investigating each potential" options arsenic it relates to FIFA's decision.
In bid to safeguard the morganatic rights of each participating teams and to support the cardinal principles of just play successful our sport, some astatine this FIFA World Cup and astatine aboriginal editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating each imaginable options."
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