Fifa World Cup: Belgium boosted by Trump intervention, captain Tielemans says

Balogun was named in the United States line-up after Fifa suspended his one-match ban for a sending-off in the Round of 32 but he made little impact in the match.

The shock Fifa decision came after an intervention by US President Donald Trump in a move that drew condemnation across the football world.

“We played with real grit,” Tielemans said. “We wanted to get off to a good start – something we’d been missing earlier in the tournament.

“We knew that if we put them under pressure, they’d make mistakes.”

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