{"id":358997,"date":"2026-07-07T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-cup-how-trumps-balogun-red-card-call-completely-backfired-on-america\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:00:04","slug":"world-cup-how-trumps-balogun-red-card-call-completely-backfired-on-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-cup-how-trumps-balogun-red-card-call-completely-backfired-on-america\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: how Trump\u2019s Balogun red card call \u2018COMPLETELY BACKFIRED\u2019 on America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KebJgRqI-Mg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"World Cup: how Trump\u2019s Balogun red card call \u2018COMPLETELY BACKFIRED\u2019 on America\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KebJgRqI-Mg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An unprecedented FIFA decision, a direct intervention from Donald Trump, and a World Cup controversy that has left football divided.<\/p>\n<p>Trump says he personally asked FIFA to review Folarin Balogun&#8217;s red card suspension. FIFA overturned the automatic ban, prompting protests from Belgium, criticism from UEFA, and fresh questions about President Gianni Infantino&#8217;s relationship with the White House.<\/p>\n<p>This week on TrumpWorld, Anushka Asthana speaks to Financial Times journalist and author of World Cut Fever Simon Kuper, who is in the US covering his 10th World Cup, about what happened behind the scenes, hydration breaks, whether politics is reshaping world football, and what Trump&#8217;s involvement means for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unprecedented FIFA decision, a direct intervention from Donald Trump, and a World Cup controversy that has left football divided. 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