After the victory of the Belgian national team over the USA in the Round of 16 of the World Cup, the cat of the country's Prime Minister Bart De Wever, Maximus, ironically trolled US President Donald Trump, who had earlier secured the cancellation of the disqualification of American forward Folarin Balogun. On Maximus's Instagram page, a photo appeared with a soft toy resembling the American president and a humorous caption about a sound sleep after the match, reports UNN.
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"I slept great! Did you?" — the post under the photo reads.
The photo shows Maximus, the cat of Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, lying on a mat and holding a soft toy resembling US President Donald Trump.
Before the USA — Belgium match, another post was published on Maximus's account, showing the cat with a red card.
"A red card? But I'll still play with pleasure!" — the caption under the photo read.
Context
US President Donald Trump personally called FIFA President Gianni Infantino after Folarin Balogun's red card.
The disciplinary committee overturned the disqualification, allowing the player to play in the World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated that he indeed spoke with US President Donald Trump, but the decision to overturn the disqualification of American striker Folarin Balogun, according to him, was not an interference in the work of FIFA's independent bodies.
UEFA called FIFA's decision to overturn the disqualification of US national team striker Folarin Balogun before the match against Belgium in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup incomprehensible, noting that these actions of the football organization crossed the red lines of football's integrity.
Recall
The Belgian national team confidently defeated the US team with a score of 4:1 in the Round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup and advanced to the next round of the tournament.