FIFA Suspends Two US Soccer Officials Ahead of Belgium World Cup Clash
FIFA barred two U.S. Soccer officials, team manager Sam Zapatka and security chief Frank Pannell, from the World Cup match with Belgium over alleged match-protocol breaches involving restricted areas during the Bosnia and Herzegovina game; the suspensions, described as unrelated to Balogun’s red-card case, came as the U.S. later lost 4-1 to Belgium, ending its 2026 World Cup run.