Belgium mock Donald Trump after knocking USA out of World Cup: ‘Overturn this’ | OneFootball

Belgium’s players appeared to mock Donald Trump with the president’s trademark dance after knocking the United States out of the World Cup.

The USA were comfortably second best in Seattle as the co-hosts exited the tournament with a sluggish display that saw them beaten 4-1.

The build-up to the round of 16 encounter had been overshadowed by Trump’s apparent role in the suspending of a one-match ban for striker Folarin Balogun, who had been sent off in the win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

And Belgium appeared to delight in overcoming the USA and Balogun, who started in Seattle, taking a couple of digs at the president as they celebrated reaching the quarter-finals.

Several of their squad appeared to mimic the “Trump dance”, popularised by the president during his successful 2024 presidential campaign, after Romelu Lukaku scored their fourth goal in stoppage time. USA forward Christian Pulisic had previously celebrated a goal against Jamaica in the Concacaf Nations League with the dance.

An Instagram post from the official Belgium account showing Lukaku cupping his ear to the crowd was captioned, “overturn this”, in an apparent reference to the Balogun saga.

"A lot has happened off the pitch over the last two days,"said Belgium and Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin.

"There was a sense of injustice within the squad, and we were determined to respond on the field."

Before the match, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) had described itself as “astonished” by Fifa’s decision to delay Balogun’s suspension.

Their appeal was dismissed by the governing body, with a disciplinary committee ruling that Belgium were not an interested party as they were not involved in the incident in question.

Belgium will face Spain for a semi-final place in Los Angeles on Friday.