World Cup

[LamarCheeks]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yeah, Mexico is gonna be tough to beat with that home atmosphere.  That game could be special. 

Totally forgot the Mexico-England match will be in Mexico City. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

Totally forgot the Mexico-England match will be in Mexico City. 

Lol.  Yeah, should make it a barnburner

[LIHoosier]

10 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Totally forgot the Mexico-England match will be in Mexico City. 

Another wrinkle, they may be moving the match from 7pm to noon/1pm because of impending weather.

[Demo]

Am I wrong or is the guy making runs up the right hand side for Paraguay just insanely freaking fast? He’s made 3 runs where he’s going by France’s guys like they’re just jogging.

[LamarCheeks]

WOW!

HUGE NEWS!

Not sure how this came about, but I'm not complaining (Belgium might be, however).

 

 

[Pagoda]

On 7/1/2026 at 10:14 PM, Pagoda said:

Poch is awesome.

Unlikely but it would be so so nice to have Flo’s red card suspension overturned.

It would be good for FIFA so do your shady thing Infantino.

Thank you Infantino :-)

[Stuhoo]

If ima Belgium fan I’m kinda pissed!

wow

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Brass Cannon]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Wow I’m shocked Belgium gonna be pissed we win

[Hovadipo]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Finally someone else besides me!!

[WayneFleekHoosier]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

If ima Belgium fan I’m kinda pissed!

wow

I thought it a bad call when it happened.  Yellow, sure.  
 

The timing of the reverse is strange for sure.  They should have done it the next day.  Can you imagine the the behind the scenes stuff that was going on in the days between to lead to this decision?

 

My Goodness

[LIHoosier]

44 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

In most national leagues and confederation competitions, there is usually a review where straight red cards are reviewed and either upheld or revoked. Its silly that FIFA has this weird roundabout instead of a straight review process.

[mamasa]

I’m truly stunned at this reversal. Once they reviewed it, I was 100% sure there was no chance 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I thought it a bad call when it happened.  Yellow, sure.  
 

The timing of the reverse is strange for sure.  They should have done it the next day.  Can you imagine the the behind the scenes stuff that was going on in the days between to lead to this decision?

 

My Goodness

Yes. I can imagine that Infantino got a call.

[Dave from Dayton]

41 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yes. I can imagine that Infantino got a call.

“President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, on Wednesday and asked him to review the suspension of the United States’ top goal scorer, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card in the team’s match that night against Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to three people familiar with the conversation,” the New York Times reports.

“On Sunday, FIFA announced that Mr. Balogun would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium after his red card ban was suspended.”

“The reversal is highly unusual and the first time since 1962 that FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have been suspended. It also comes as Mr. Infantino has spent years trying to curry favor with Mr. Trump. Last year, FIFA created and gave Mr. Trump the FIFA Peace Prize amid the president’s public, but failed, campaign to win the Nobel Peace Prize.”

CNBC: Trump thanks FIFA after Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card suspension is reversed.

Say it ain't so, Joe.  FIFA may be in charge of soccer, but they sure don’t have any balls.

[LIHoosier]

Looks like Brazil is getting a penalty

Bruno took the pen instead of all world Vini and it was saved pretty easily for a PK

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

And Belgium responds.

https://www.rbfa.be/en/news/rbfa-statement-regarding-folarin-balogun

[Stuhoo]

13 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

And Belgium responds.

https://www.rbfa.be/en/news/rbfa-statement-regarding-folarin-balogun

Infantino is going to be generationally filthy rich after this. Probably getting a cut of dem Uzbek/Kahzak rare earth mineral contracts lol.

[rayl456]

1 hour ago, Dave from Dayton said:

“President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, on Wednesday and asked him to review the suspension of the United States’ top goal scorer, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card in the team’s match that night against Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to three people familiar with the conversation,” the New York Times reports.

“On Sunday, FIFA announced that Mr. Balogun would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium after his red card ban was suspended.”

“The reversal is highly unusual and the first time since 1962 that FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have been suspended. It also comes as Mr. Infantino has spent years trying to curry favor with Mr. Trump. Last year, FIFA created and gave Mr. Trump the FIFA Peace Prize amid the president’s public, but failed, campaign to win the Nobel Peace Prize.”

CNBC: Trump thanks FIFA after Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card suspension is reversed.

Say it ain't so, Joe.  FIFA may be in charge of soccer, but they sure don’t have any balls.

This is the kiss of death for the US against Belgium.  LOL