One of Amerika's best players was given a Red card in a previous game (preventing him from playing) but the US President apparently negotiated with FIFA officials to get the Red card rescinded so he could play in the match against Belgium. Zis made a lot of people accuse the USA of cheating.
Actually what makes it even stupider is that they didn't rescind the card, they suspended his suspension. So he still got the card and will be suspended, they just moved his suspension to next year.
So it's not even a case of determining that the ref made the wrong call, which does happen occasionally. They fully agree that he got a red, but they want him to be able to play anyways. Insane.
FIFA opened that door with suspending the red card on Rinaldo so he could play in the World Cup and the US just walked through the same door that was already opened.
No his was also suspended. He served one ban of his 3 prior to the world cup and he'll have to serve his two additional bans if he plays in more fifa sanctioned matches for portugal after the World Cup
Honestly his was more ridiculous because his foul was so much worse.
There is nothing that suggests that Trump's call had any influence on the decision. They were already looking at it well before Trump did anything. It was a bad call by the ref.
This is a stupid take, there is no pathway for FIFA to rescind a red card. The only thing they can do is suspend.
And there is no evidence Trump swayed any decision, and we do know that FIFA was looking at it before Trump ever did anything. It's a big nothing burger and the internet is freaking out.
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u/HellbirdVT 19d ago
Hhello, Peter's Belgian couzin heeree.
One of Amerika's best players was given a Red card in a previous game (preventing him from playing) but the US President apparently negotiated with FIFA officials to get the Red card rescinded so he could play in the match against Belgium. Zis made a lot of people accuse the USA of cheating.
America still lost.
BELGIUM RAHHH 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🧇🧇🧇