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FIFA Denies Belgium Appeal On USA Star Folarin Balogun's Eligibility

Despite being issued a red card and a subsequent one-game suspension in the round of 32, USA star Folarin Balogun was cleared on Sunday to play in the team's round of 16 World Cup matchup against Belgium (Monday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX), a decision which was reportedly upheld after an appeal from Belgium on Monday. "As its only response, FIFA sent a letter to the RBFA stating that it considered this correspondence to constitute an appeal, that a judge had been appointed, and that the RBFA had only a few hours to complete that appeal. No information whatsoever was provided by FIFA," the Royal Belgi...