Belgium’s players say the US President’s World Cup intervention inspired them to victory.
They beat the co-hosts 4-1 in Seattle after the controversy as Donald Trump admitted he contacted Fifa to look again at USA striker Folarin Balogun’s red card.
The Belgian social media account posted a photo of Romelu Lukaku scoring with the caption “overturn this”.
Spain await them in the quarter-finals, after their 1-0 win over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in Dallas.
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The lineup for the last-eight will be completed later.
Lionel Messi goes up against Mo Salah, when holders Argentina take on Egypt in Atlanta from 5 o’clock Irish Time.
Switzerland can make the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 – they face Colombia in Vancouver at 9.
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Kylian Mbappe and the France Football Federation have condemned racist remarks made by a Paraguayan politician towards the France captain.
Celeste Amarilla, a senator and member of their Liberal Radical Party, put out several posts on X after the Real Madrid forward scored the winner against the South Americans on Saturday.
In a post on social media, Mbappe called her “despicable”.
