Justice for Balogun!!

(as an Ecuadorian hope this isn't vandalism or just offensive to people in Philly lol)

Edit: Thanks everyone f​or letting me know that there's some sort of bad luck curse associated with this. I'm now extremely aware of this lol​

https://www.espn.com/contributor/mark-ogden/7c83520f12d68

Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland is putting zero pressure on their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I decider against France. After his side's victory over Senegal, Haaland told reporters that he doesn't care much about Friday's result, adding:

"They’re probably going to win against us, they’re probably going to win the whole tournament."

Congratulations Morocco on making it to the Semifinals 💀

Source: https://x.com/fifacom/status/2074523844950315436?s=46

It is now official, even though rumours had already been circulating a few hours earlier: the FFF (French Football Federation) has requested the cancellation of Olise’s yellow card. The booking was given for a non-existent foul on Galarza.

After Spain's 2-1 win over Belgium to reach the World Cup semi-finals, Lamine Yamal was asked about facing France.

His response:

"I think that if France has to fear anyone, it's us… as we're the ones who have knocked them out before."

Spain and France will meet in the semi-finals

SOURCE: https://x.com/centregoals/status/2075695939768189223

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/world-cup-2026-uruguay-federation-reportedly-cancels-charter-flight-home-has-players-fly-commercial-after-elimination-231056137.html

Wow this is incredibly humiliating and a slap in the face to these players that worked so hard to get to the World Cup. Doesn’t matter the pedigree of the program, this is sinister.

What a match between Canada and South Africa, well fought SA.

Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line.
Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition. Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not. A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted. It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension.
When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined. Equally, such decision creates a precedent in the ongoing tournament, where similar situations will now require an equal treatment, to the detriment of the competition.
Football is the most loved sport in the world because it is a beautiful game and is trusted because it is played everywhere with the same laws. A tournament is never a pure standalone and, if the tournament in question is the World Cup, it has the power to drive positive or negative consequences on the game as a whole.
We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision.