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The United States Men’s National Team had all the momentum when Folarin Balogun’s red card<\/a> from the Round of 32 was suspended, giving him a chance to play in the Round of 16 \u2014 at least, that’s what American soccer fans thought.<\/p>\n

The day before the USMNT’s Round of 16 game<\/a> against Belgium, which Balogun was originally supposed to miss because of a red card in the previous game, FIFA ruled that he would be eligible.<\/p>\n

The ruling added to what was already a huge controversy, as it was argued Balogun should not have been red-carded in the first place. Nonetheless, Balogun was active despite an appeal and strong reaction from Belgium.<\/p>\n

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However, it was hardly a needle-mover, as Belgium embarrassed the Stars and Stripes with a 4-1 win. If anything, the needle might have moved the wrong way, Balogun himself said.<\/p>\n

“My initial reaction was I was happy to be back in the team, but when I kind of started to reflect, I knew it was going to cause a lot of controversy, and I could almost see within my teammates a bit of nerves, because it is something that is so unique,” Balogun told CBS on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“The closer we got to the game, I tried to just focus as best as I could, but it was difficult. A lot of outside noise and that\u2019s hard to avoid.”<\/p>\n

Balogun said the entire situation<\/a> was “confusing,” as the team was initially practicing without him. But the team found out on the bus to practice that Balogun would be active.<\/p>\n

“Everybody was screaming and shouting,” Balogun said.<\/p>\n

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But that did not change the whirlwind of emotions, which may or may not have contributed to the loss.<\/p>\n

“It’s more just being able to separate the emotion from the job at hand. We’re all professionals, so it’s not something I think was too difficult to be able to separate once we got over the initial announcement. You saw it was a difficult game against Belgium and that can kind of overshadow whether we were focused or not. From me being inside the camp and inside the setup, I know we had full concentration going into the game,” he said.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> admitted to calling FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask for a review of the red card.<\/p>\n

“All I did was, I asked for a review, because I didn\u2019t think it was a foul,” Trump said. “And again, I\u2019m good at this stuff. I didn\u2019t think it was a foul. I thought it was two great athletes who crashed into each other and got entangled. That was not a guy punching somebody in the face or anything that would be different.<\/p>\n

“I think it\u2019s a terrible\u2026 if they wouldn\u2019t allow a top player, maybe the best, maybe among the best on the team, to play, I think it would have had a big stain. I relayed it. I didn\u2019t tell him what to do. I don\u2019t believe he made the decision. I think it was a committee that made the decision, and they made the right decision because, No. 1, it wasn\u2019t a foul, and you want to see a game with your best players.”<\/p>\n

Belgium was knocked out by Spain in the quarterfinals, and Spain will face France in the first semifinal match Tuesday in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

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