KANSAS CITY — It was half a smart play by Fifa. Revisit the case, adjust the tariff, double down. You might say Jarell Quansah paid the price for Fifa’s egregious (mis)management of the Folarin Balogun case.
Balogun, you may remember, was sent off for serious foul play, handed a two-match ban and was going fishing before Donald Trump picked up the phone to his valet, Fifa president Gianni Infantino, to protest injustice.
The exact process that led from the Trump call to Balogun’s reprieve is buried in mystery, protected by a regulation that allows Fifa’s disciplinary committee to revisit cases without explanation or account.
However, by upgrading Quansah’s red card offence to serious foul play and doubling his ban from one to two matches Fifa’s shadowy order could plausibly claim equivalence of process, namely that they went back over the evidence in the same way to ensure the “correct” outcome was reached and appropriate sanction applied.
To which most right-minded folk would call bullshit and roll their eyes. The FA made their position clear, pointing out that when the referee went to the VAR screen to make his initial judgement he based his decision on still images which is against established protocols.
Fifa responded with a dismissive wave of the hand to deepen Thomas Tuchel’s right-back nightmare, most of it of his own making. His preference for the injury-prone Reece James and Tino Livramento over more robust options has left him praying for the continued health of Djed Spence, who he largely saw as a left-back.
Quansah saw red against Mexico (Photo: Reuters)Spence has the attributes to succeed, pace, good feet, aggressive in the tackle. He can also switch off and stray the wrong side of the ball.
The England camp offered no updates on the health of James, nor Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Elliot Anderson, who were all following individual programmes on the final day in Kansas before Saturday’s quarter-final meeting with Norway.
The team flew out Friday for a training session at the Miami Stadium to replicate the late afternoon conditions under a hot sun.
The mercury, which hit 94 on Wednesday, dropped following early morning thunderstorms but such was the amount of moisture in the heavy air, temperatures actually felt hotter.
None of this seemed to overly trouble the players, who appear more determined than ever to maintain the positive groove following the incredible high of Mexico.
Nico O’Reilly, who is particularly close to Quansah, and is himself one yellow card from suspension, said: “Yeah, of course, it’s sad. It can’t get appealed so we’ve just got to get on with it. Obviously, I feel bad for him as well.”
The sentiment found an echo in Bukayo Saka. “It is the way it is. We are not here to complain. We just need to adapt and pick a team ready to beat Norway.”
It’s all part of the new-found resilience running through the group. Saka is coming quietly to the boil after recovering from injury. Alongside the improving Anthony Gordon, Saka’s wide contributions have given England a new dimension in attack.
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Saturday’s fixture pits England against a familiar foe. No opponent is more Anglicised in terms of their football presences and the number of players established in domestic English teams.
In this hot-house environment it feels like England are being carried towards a bejewelled destiny commensurate with their growing confidence and stature – which they will need to be to return Erling Haaland and his team of rowers to Norway in the longest of boats.
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