India, July 7 -- Belgium rubbed salt into the United States' World Cup wound after knocking the co-hosts out of the tournament, posting a sharp social media dig that directly referenced the Folarin Balogun red-card controversy.

Moments after Belgium's 4-1 win over USA in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, the official Belgian Red Devils X account posted: "Overturn this. #USABEL." The post was an unmistakable swipe at the pre-match storm around Balogun, whose automatic one-match suspension had been suspended by FIFA before the knockout tie.

Balogun had been sent off in USA's previous match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, a decision that was initially expected to rule him out of the Belgium clash. FIFA, however, allowed the American striker ...