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"For Infantino, Belgium’s win was a blanket over the flames. The tension may ease for now. But for FIFA’s president, this is a stain on this #WorldCup which will not wash out easily. For all the off-field shenanigans he engages in, FIFA’s decision to reinstate Balogun threatened to mess with the field of play, the one area that all executives, participants and fans generally believe ought to remain sacrosanct." https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7426846/2026/07/07/trump-world-cup-usmnt-belgium/