The Belgian federation has demanded an explanation from FIFA about the decision to allow United States star Folarin Balogun play in their World Cup match on Monday despite receiving a red card in his previous game against Bosnia-Herzegovina. On Sunday, FIFA announced Balogun will play for U.S. against Belgium after they suspended his red card and the resulting one-match ban, in a shock move that even brought praise from President Donald Trump. The decision prompted a furious response from the Belgium federation (RBFA) in a lengthy statement. It did not specify where it intends to appeal FIFA's decision. 'After learning through media reports of FIFA's decision to lift the automatic suspension of player Balogun, the RBFA sent a letter to FIFA requesting a copy of the decision, an explanation of the process that had been followed, and setting out its position regarding the applicable regulations.' 'As its only response, FIFA sent a letter to the RBFA stating that it considered this correspondence to constitute an appeal, that a judge had been appointed, and that the RBFA had only a few hours to complete that appeal. No information whatsoever was provided by FIFA.' 'For an appeal to be admissible, FIFA's own regulations state that the reasoned decision must first have been communicated to the appellant. While the RBFA was merely seeking legitimate explanations, FIFA itself created an appeal and immediately ensured that it would be declared inadmissible.' 'All of this occurred while FIFA simultaneously refused to respond to the RBFA's legitimate requests.' #folarinbalogun #balogun #usasoccer #fifa #belgium - @dailymailsportusa