FIFA denied Belgium's appeal request, stating that the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is not a party to the proceedings and therefore lacks standing to appeal.

So #Belgium didn't even actually appeal. They asked for a copy of the decision, and FIFA failed to provide the information requested, while treating the request As an appeal. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dac6z_-nNdr/?igsh=MXRqeWduczNmY2Nj #WorldCup #MastodonFC

As soon as they were given the right to appeal, FIFA took it away ...#Belgium formally objected to that decision, saying it had “no alternative..." #FIFAs appeal committee, however, has rendered the request submitted by the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) as “inadmissible”. on the grounds that “the RBFA is not a party to the proceedings and, as such, has no standing to appeal the decision,” a statement from FIFA said... #WorldCup https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/article/world-cup-2026-belgium-has-appeal-denied-after-fifa-reversed-usmnts-folarin-balogun-1-game-ban-after-red-card-123613835.html https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7424790/2026/07/06/folarin-balogun-red-belgium-explanation/