Coupe du monde 2026: le gros chambrage des Belges qui ont fêté le but de Lukaku avec la "Trump Dance"
Having scored the final goal in Belgium's resounding 4-1 victory over the United States in the round of 16 of the World Cup, Romelu Lukaku revived the "Trump Dance" with his teammates as a snub to the American president who demanded the cancellation of Folarin Balogun's red card.
No, they didn't appreciate the special treatment given to the co-host country. After their resounding 4-1 victory against the United States on Monday in the World Cup round of 16, the Belgian players admitted to being offended by the rescission of Folarin Balogun's red card following Donald Trump's intervention with FIFA. So, the Red Devils didn't hesitate to taunt the American president at the end of the match.
"We punished the Americans for their lack of respect."
They celebrated Romelu Lukaku's fourth goal by performing the "Trump Dance," the dance moves that became famous during the last presidential campaign. Kevin De Bruyne's teammates performed a small hip movement, swinging their arms forward and backward with gleeful expressions. Several American athletes, often pro-Trump, had adopted this dance of their president in the months following his re-election. The Belgian players' dance was more of a dig at his interference with FIFA to allow Balogun to play despite his expulsion in the previous match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On Monday, President Trump asserted that he knew sports "really, REALLY well" and that, in his opinion, Folarin Balogun's intervention wasn't even "a foul," according to reports from journalists present during his media appearance. "I didn't know what it meant, I didn't think it meant much," he added.
Cleared of any sanction, Folarin Balogun started the match but had a poor game. After the game, several Belgian players lamented this lack of fairness, including the highly experienced goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. "We punished the lack of respect the Americans have shown us these past few days," declared the Real Madrid player. "We had a meeting with the group and we decided we had no excuses, whether he played or not," revealed captain Youri Tielemans.
In the next round, Belgium will face Spain in the quarter-finals, on Friday (9pm) in Los Angeles.
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