Key Facts

• The U.S. team lost 4-1 to Belgium in the World Cup, ending their run.
• Team USA was favored to win but struggled during the game.
• Two U.S. officials, Sam Zapatka (team manager) and Frank Pannell (security VP), were suspended by FIFA.
• The suspensions related to breaking FIFA match rules during the Round of 32 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• The rule break involved people being in areas they were not allowed to be, not a physical fight.
• The suspension was not connected to the decision to lift forward Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension.
• Sam Zapatka has been the team’s administrative manager since 2020 and with U.S. Soccer since 2015.