USA and Belgium meet at Lumen Field in Seattle on Monday in a controversial Round of 16 classic. FIFA has cleared Folarin Balogun to play despite his red card against Bosnia – reportedly after President Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino.With twelve years of history to settle and both sides level in the odds, BetMGM are offering new customers the chance to score £40 worth of free bets. To grab this bonus, sign up via our link, deposit £10, and place a £10 qualifying bet; the free bets will land as soon as it settles.The USA won their first World Cup knockout game since 2002 against Bosnia, with Balogun scoring before being controversially sent off in the 64th minute and Malik Tillman’s free kick sealing a 2-0 win with ten men. Then came the bigger drama: FIFA overturned the suspension for the first time in more than 60 years of World Cup matches, citing Article 27 of its disciplinary code. Rudi Garcia’s response was withering – “I didn’t know that at the World Cup, the 5th of July is actually the first of April” – while Belgium have submitted an appeal, FIFA has not guaranteed a ruling before kick-off.Belgium’s comeback against Senegal was the moment of the tournament. Trailing 2-0 with four minutes of normal time remaining, Romelu Lukaku poked home at the 86th, Youri Tielemans headed in Leandro Trossard’s cross at the 89th, then converted a penalty at 124 minutes and 44 seconds – the latest goal ever scored in World Cup history. 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Belgium, meanwhile, arrive with fire in their bellies, Trossard in the form of his tournament life and the knowledge that they have already come back from the dead once. The Americans, by contrast, have Balogun back, Pulisic causing problems from the right and a home crowd that will be deafening from the first whistle. This is genuinely too close to call.Both sides have scored in every game. Tielemans has scored the two most dramatic goals in Belgium’s tournament run. Kevin De Bruyne’s fitness remains a question after his 56th-minute substitution against Senegal. And Balogun, now playing under the most intense spotlight of his career, will be desperate to prove the controversy was worth it.USA to winBalogun to score anytimeBalogun has three tournament goals, plays with pace and directness Belgium’s defenders will find difficult to contain, and has the motivation of a man with everything to prove on the biggest night of his career. 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