Blatter, along with former Uefa president Michel Platini, was last year cleared of corruption charges relating to allegations of fraud at Fifa.
The Swiss has regularly criticised decisions taken during Infantino’s presidency.
“Red cards are not overturned by political phone calls,” Blatter wrote on X on Monday morning., external
“They are overturned by rules, evidence and independent bodies.
“If a US President intervenes with the FIFA President — and a player is suddenly cleared before a World Cup knockout match — the question is unavoidable: Quo vadis [where are you going], Fifa?
“Football must never become a playground for political power.”
Quansah was the 13th player to be sent off at the 2026 World Cup.
The Bayer Leverkusen defender caught Mexico’s Jesus Gallardo high on the shin following a sliding challenge in the 54th minute.
Balogun was sent off after his foot landed on the ankle of Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic, causing it to buckle.
The other 12, apart from Balogun, have served a suspension for at least the next World Cup game their country participated in.
Fifa enacted a clause in its disciplinary code which allows it to “fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure”.
This is in contradiction to the regulations of the tournament, which state that if a player receives a red card “they will automatically be suspended from their team’s subsequent match”.
Tuchel believes that the intervention, which is unprecedented at the World Cup since automatic bans were introduced for red cards, has created uncertainty over the rules.
“I think first of all, to be very clear, that it [Balogun] was not a red card,” Tuchel said. “But VAR got involved and obviously three people from VAR and the referee checked it were then of the opinion that it was a red card, so the decision is made.
“Who overturns this decision and when and on what grounds? And how far does this go now? It’s just strange for me. We just want to have consistency in the decisions.
“So, is our yellow card after the first minute against Declan Rice… we can now debate endlessly. I think it is not a yellow card. Do we get this back?
“Does France get the yellow card back for [Michael] Olise which was not a yellow card? Where does this end? Where does it stop?
“I don’t know the rules. I am the wrong person to ask. I will wait and see what’s coming.”
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