Washington, July 6 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the decision to take suspend the red card issued against US striker Flo Balogun by FIFA was a "right decision", saying that if a team is playing, they would want their opponents to be at their best so that the victory feels even better and does not get "tainted" without the presence of the best from the other side.

FIFA has dismissed Belgium's challenge over the eligibility of Folarin Balogun after world football's governing body suspended the United States forward's one-match ban ahead of the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash between the two sides. Balogun was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the United States' 2-0 Round of 32 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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