Washington DC, July 5 -- US President Donald Trump welcomed FIFA's decision to make striker Folarin Balogun available for the co-hosts' FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash against Belgium, thanking world football's governing body after the suspension was lifted.

Reacting shortly after FIFA confirmed its decision, Trump wrote on Truth Social, "Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!."

The development came after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced on Sunday that the automatic one-match suspension triggered by Balogun's red card had been suspended, allowing the forward to feature in Monday's knockout encounter at Seattle Stadium.

In its statement, the committee said, "By operation of Article 27...