The head of FIFA's disciplinary committee, Mohammad al Kamali, has refused to answer questions from the BBC regarding the decision-making process that led to England's Jarell Quansah receiving a two-game ban. Quansah was sent off for serious foul play against Mexico, resulting in an extra match suspension, while US forward Folarin Balogun had a similar ban waived after lobbying from US President Donald Trump and White House officials. BBC sports editor Dan Roan confronted Al Kamali as he arrived for England's quarter-final against Norway, asking about the Balogun suspension and whether FIFA's president influenced the decision, but Al Kamali declined to respond. FIFA later released a statement defending the Balogun decision, saying it was made after considering all specific circumstances, without detailing what was taken into account.
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