Trump called FIFA president to review Folarin Balogun's red card ahead of USA-Belgium match, source says

President Donald Trump intervened successful Folarin Balogun’s reddish paper contention successful the World Cup, calling FIFA president Gianni Infantino to inquire for a reappraisal of the arguable determination successful the Round of 32 triumph against Bosnia and Herzegovina, a root confirmed to Fox News.

It’s chartless what precisely Trump said to Infantino, who the 45th and 47th president has called a "great person successful sports" and a friend.

The USMNT striker, who has 3 goals successful this World Cup including 1 anterior to his reddish paper successful the Round of 32 match, has been cleared to play successful a stunning twist of events.

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President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw astatine John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts connected Dec. 5, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (Emilee Chinn/FIFA via Getty Images)

The Athletic, which archetypal reported Balogun’s playing presumption connected Sunday, noted that portion of FIFA’s disciplinary codification stated, "the judicial assemblage whitethorn determine to afloat oregon partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure."

"If the idiosyncratic benefiting from a suspended authorisation commits different infringement of a akin quality and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall beryllium revoked by the judicial assemblage and the authorisation enforced without prejudice to immoderate further authorisation imposed for the caller infringement," the regularisation added.

FIFA MAKES FINAL RULING ON US SOCCER STAR FOLARIN BALOGUN'S CONTROVERSIAL RED CARD SUSPENSION

FIFA confirmed Balogun’s suspension was for a probationary play of 1 year.

"We judge the determination of the Disciplinary Committee and are pleased that Folarin Balogun is eligible to vie tomorrow," U.S. Soccer said. "Our afloat attraction is focused connected the Round of 16 lucifer against Belgium successful Seattle, and we look guardant to the continued enactment of our astonishing fans."

Folarin Balogun scored 2 goals successful his archetypal World Cup crippled for the US. (Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Belgium, which narrowly escaped Senegal successful the Round of 32, was "astonished" by FIFA’s determination to let Balogun the close to play connected Monday night. The Royal Belgian Football Association said it volition beryllium " investigating each imaginable options" to reverse this determination connected Balogun.

Team USA manager Mauricio Pochettino and his unit were reasoning astir however to regenerate Balogun atop their formation, but present that has each changed, allowing them to tally retired their regular starting XI against a formidable Belgium squad.

While the USMNT volition anticipation to bushed Belgium, and different opponents moving forward, Trump and Infantino volition beryllium unneurotic astatine New York/New Jersey Stadium connected July 19 for the World Cup Final. Just arsenic they did past twelvemonth astatine the FIFA Club World Cup Final, Trump volition manus retired the World Cup trophy to the winning team’s skipper connected the field, which Infantino said connected " Fox & Friends."

President Donald Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, and Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, airs for a selfie with Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 authoritative gully astatine the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Hector Vivas/FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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If the USMNT takes down Belgium connected Monday night, they would conscionable beryllium the 2nd squad successful the country’s past to scope the quarterfinals. They would besides look the victor of Portugal and Spain if they tin instrumentality attraction of Belgium first.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.