АНУ-ын шигшээ багийн довтлогч Фоларин Балогун ДАШТ-ий шөвгийн 16-д Бельгийн эсрэг тоглох боломжтой хэвээр үлдлээ.
Босни ба Херцеговины эсрэг тоглолтод улаан хуудас авсан Фоларин Балогуны нэг тоглолтын торгуулийг ФИФА өнгөрсөн ням гарагт нэг жилээр хойшлуулж, тоглох эрхийг нь сэргээсэн юм. Энэхүү шийдвэрийг эсэргүүцэж Бельгийн хөлбөмбөгийн холбооноос ФИФА-д гомдол гаргасан ч, тэднийг энэ асуудалд хамааралгүй тал гэж үзэн даваа гарагт хүлээн авахаас татгалзлаа. ФИФА-гийн Давж заалдах хороо Бельгийн талыг уг хэрэгт оролцогч биш тул давж заалдах эрхгүй хэмээн мэдэгдэв.
Тус байгууллагаас мөн АНУ-ын иргэн, ФИФА-гийн Давж заалдах хорооны дарга Нил Эгглстон энэ шийдвэрийг гаргахад оролцоогүй гэдгийг тодотголоо. Энэхүү маргаан улс төрийн түвшинд хүртэл өрнөж, АНУ-ын Ерөнхийлөгч Дональд Трамп уг асуудлыг хянаж үзэхийг хүссэнээ хүлээн зөвшөөрсөн ч шийдвэрт нөлөөлөөгүй гэдгээ мэдэгдсэн юм.
ФИФА-гийн ерөнхийлөгч Жанни Инфантино уг асуудлыг Трамптай ярилцсанаа баталж, аливаа шийдвэрийг ФИФА-гийн бие даасан шүүхийн байгууллагууд гаргадаг болохыг тайлбарласан байна. Ийнхүү Бельгийн шигшээ баг Фоларин Балогуныг тоглолтоос хасуулах найдвар тасарч, шөвгийн 16-гийн тоглолтод АНУ-ын довтлогч талбайд гарах нь тодорхой боллоо.
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FIFA has rejected an attempt by the Belgian Football Association to challenge Folarin Balogun’s eligibility for Monday’s World Cup last-16 clash with the United States.
The governing body ruled Belgium’s request for an explanation regarding the striker’s suspended red-card ban was “inadmissible”, meaning the federation has no standing to appeal the decision.
As a result, Balogun remains available to play after FIFA controversially overturned the automatic one-match suspension he received following his dismissal against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The ruling ends Belgium’s hopes of preventing the United States forward from featuring in the knockout-stage encounter.
FIFA explains why appeal was rejected
In a statement released on Monday, FIFA confirmed the Belgian federation was not considered a party to the disciplinary proceedings and therefore had no right to appeal.
“The FIFA Appeal Committee has rendered a request submitted by the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) as inadmissible,” the statement said.
FIFA added that the request was rejected because the RBFA “is not a party to the proceedings and, as such, has no standing to appeal the decision.”
The governing body also clarified that Neil Eggleston, the chairperson of the FIFA Appeal Committee and a United States national, was not involved in the decision-making process.
Belgium had sought further clarification after claiming it had not received an explanation for FIFA’s decision to suspend Balogun’s ban.
Controversy continues ahead of last-16 clash
The dispute began after Balogun’s red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina appeared set to trigger an automatic suspension.
However, FIFA announced on Sunday that the ban would instead be suspended for one year, allowing the striker to remain available for selection.
The decision drew criticism from Belgium, who described themselves as “astonished” and questioned the consistency of FIFA’s disciplinary process.
The controversy also attracted political attention, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirming he had discussed the matter with United States President Donald Trump.
Infantino said he explained that any ruling would be made by FIFA’s independent judicial bodies.
Trump later acknowledged he had asked for the incident to be reviewed but denied attempting to influence the outcome.
“All I did was ask for a review,” Trump said.
“I didn’t say, ‘You have to do this.’”
