FIFA "crossed a red line" with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun's one-game ban for a year, European football's governing body UEFA said on Monday.

FIFA's ruling, which came after the intervention of Donald Trump, permits Balogun to play in the co-hosts' last-16 match against Belgium later on Monday.

Expressing deep dissatisfaction with the decision, European football's governing body released an official statement criticizing the move.

"Yesterday's decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line," read UEFA's statement.