World Cup’s credibility in question after Fifa volte face following call from Donald Trump ^30.8%

The Conversation - By Josh Bland - 7/6/2026, 1:56 PM

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After four weeks of dazzling action on the pitch, it may be an off-field scandal that comes to define this summer’s World Cup. Fifa’s decision to allow America’s star striker, Folarin Balogun, to play in a last-16 match against Belgium, despite having been sent off in the previous game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, is in clear breach... more