{"id":1297,"date":"2026-07-06T18:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:54:12","slug":"betting-markets-now-favor-usa-to-beat-belgium-after-trumps-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1297","title":{"rendered":"Betting Markets Now Favor USA To Beat Belgium After Trump\u2019s Intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>What to Watch for<\/h2>\n<p>The match between the U.S. and Belgium will begin at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Monday. The game is part of the \u201cround of 16,\u201d and the winner of Monday\u2019s game will move on to the quarter-finals at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1295\">Central Park Visitors Warned As NYC Faces Legionnaire\u2019s Outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Big Number<\/h2>\n<p>$10.8 billion. That\u2019s how much was <u>spent<\/u> on betting on Polymarket in June, becoming a record for the prediction market, while Kalshi had a trading volume of more than $30 billion, up more than 70% from May. The record levels are believed to be in large part due to the World Cup, as analysts <u>project<\/u> this year\u2019s tournament is the biggest gambling event of all time.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Is Folarin Balogun?<\/h2>\n<p><u>Balogun<\/u> is a 25-year-old striker who was born in the U.S. but grew up in London, and typically plays for AS Monaco FC in the French football league. He has become the breakout star of the American team at the World Cup and has scored three goals so far in the tournament, <u>becoming<\/u> the first American player since 1930 to score multiple goals in a World Cup match. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>What Has Trump Said?<\/h2>\n<p>Trump <u>took credit<\/u> Monday for lifting Balogun\u2019s suspension, claiming he was \u201cthe one who got\u201d FIFA to lift the restriction. The president told reporters he thought the referee \u201cmade a call that nobody could believe\u201d and while didn\u2019t know \u201cwhat the hell a red card was\u201d before wading into the dispute, when he found out, he said, \u201cYou gotta be kidding!\u201d His comments at the White House on Monday came after Trump cheered FIFA\u2019s decision Sunday, writing on Truth Social, \u201cThank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!\u201d Infantino has disputed Trump\u2019s account that he was responsible for the decision, though he acknowledged he \u201cregularly discuss[es] matters related to the FIFA World Cup\u201d with the president and spoke with him about Balogun\u2019s suspension. \u201cDuring our conversation, I explained that there was an ongoing legal process involving FIFA\u2019s independent judicial bodies and that the case would be decided in due course by the competent bodies,\u201d Infanto said in a <u>statement<\/u> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1293\">AI Actor Tilly Norwood Will Headline New Feature Film<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><u>Trump Says He Didn&#8217;t Know &#8216;What The Hell A Red Card Was&#8217; Before Calling FIFA<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><u>Trump Spoke With FIFA President Before Folarin Balogun\u2019s Red Card Was Suspended, Report Says<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1291\">Trump Reignites Meloni Feud With \u2018Restraining Order\u2019 Post Ahead Of NATO Summit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game will start at 8:00 p.m. EDT Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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