Los Angeles, United States, July 6, 2026 (AFP) - When politics intruded on the World Cup pitch

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US President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin Balogun reviewed is the latest instance of political interference in the World Cup. Balogun is free to play later on Monday in the last-16 match with Belgium after world football's governing body said the ban will be suspended for a year. AFP Sport highlights other examples at previous World Cups: 1934 -- Mussolini's......

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