{"id":2174,"date":"2026-07-07T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:14:37","slug":"as-folarin-balogun-reflects-on-his-world-exploding-belgium-rejoices-over-beating-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2174","title":{"rendered":"As Folarin Balogun reflects on his world exploding, Belgium rejoices over beating the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>SEATTLE \u2014 Even many who think Folarin Balogun\u2019s red card was justified don\u2019t blame him for the global fallout over the last few days. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2172\">The hype train of a \u2018golden generation\u2019 of U.S. players and their $6 million coach crashes out of the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It isn\u2019t his fault that he\u2019ll be forever known as the player President Donald Trump lobbied FIFA president Gianni Infantino to get back on the field.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen that decision\u2019s overturned, of course it\u2019s going to be controversial,\u201d he said, \u201cSo for me, it\u2019s something that didn\u2019t really surprise me too much. But as a player, my job is just to go out there and focus on my job.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He spoke with the same clarity that he offered last Friday, when he discussed wanting to be a role model for fans.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI can only be honest, you know. I don\u2019t think we had a good game today collectively,\u201d he said. \u201cWe played well in the other games. We were very intense; we were able to generate energy with the crowd. And today, we didn\u2019t give the crowd a lot to cheer for. That\u2019s the most disappointing thing \u2014 that\u2019s the part that hurts the most for me, personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And he acted with grace again when he went to speak with Belgium manager Rudi Garcia, whom he has known for a while, after the final whistle.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is a game, there\u2019s winners and losers, and similar to when I was given the red card, you have to handle it in the right way,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, us losing today again, of course there\u2019s huge disappointment. But for me, I wanted to just say congratulations to Belgium and Rudi Garcia and wish them good luck for the rest of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Garcia returned the favor in his postgame news conference.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t his fault,\u201d he said. \u201cHe isn\u2019t the one to blame, that\u2019s what I told him. I appreciated that he came to see me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2170\">The award-winning Emmett in Kensington is opening a second restaurant \u2014 upstairs<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>How much did the scandal motivate Belgium? Any team could draw easy motivation from saying <i>Trump and FIFA stacked the deck, so let\u2019s go beat the U.S.<\/i><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo, we just wanted to win the game on the field,\u201d veteran goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said. \u201cIt was a bit bizarre, it wasn\u2019t the fault of the U.S. team or Balogun. \u2026 Whether he played or not, it was important for us to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Not all of his teammates were so polite.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always a justice somewhere in life,\u201d midfielder Nicolas Raskin said. \u201cAnd the fact that something happened like that, you can call it what you want, but we don\u2019t think that was fair. And I think today, it just brought us a little bit of luck that we needed to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One of the Red Devils\u2019 biggest stars, midfielder Youri Tielemans, had stronger words about why his team \u201chad a fire in us\u201d throughout the game.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOf course we aren\u2019t going to hide it,\u201d he told Belgian TV network RTBF. \u201cWe had a meeting about it when we got the news, and afterward, we said we have no excuse. Whether he plays or not, it\u2019s up to show that we should to talk on the field, and that\u2019s what we did today. So I\u2019m very happy, and very proud of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>When Romelu Lukaku scored his team\u2019s fourth goal to cap the 4-1 win, he gave the universal \u201ctalk less\u201d gesture to the crowd. The team then got together for a celebration that midfielder Axel Witsel acknowledged was a version of \u201cthe Trump dance.\u201d Then they did it again in the postgame locker room.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ils ont r\u00e9it\u00e9r\u00e9 dans le vestiaire \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/4oPXdhRSfT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Belgium Touch \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea (@BelgiumTouch) July 7, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And after the final whistle, Belgium\u2019s social media staff delivered its own shot.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2168\">A dozen businesses have opened in Ardmore this year. Here\u2019s a list of what\u2019s new, and what\u2019s on the horizon.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOverturn this,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Overturn this. \ud83e\uddcf\u200d\u2642\ufe0f #USABEL pic.twitter.com\/KcBAJp3Z7d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) July 7, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It isn\u2019t Balogun&#8217;s fault that he\u2019ll be forever known as the player whom Donald Trump lobbied FIFA president Gianni Infantino to get back on the field. 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