FIFA suspended USMNT team manager Sam Zapatka and USSF security VP Frank Pannell ahead of Monday’s 4-1 Round of 16 loss to Belgium, without publicly stating a reason. The bans surfaced only after USA’s elimination, drawing attention alongside the separate Folarin Balogun red-card controversy. A source linked the suspensions to a protocol violation from the Bosnia-Herzegovina match. Zapatka and Pannell are the only USMNT staff disciplined this World Cup.
