Joy is unbounded and when it dies down perhaps the guilty will be held to account for cheating and facilitation: perhaps they won’t. Still, enjoy the moment, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Donald Trumps Versuch, mit einer Intervention bei Fifa-Präsident Infantino dem US-Team zu helfen, ist nach hinten losgegangen. Immerhin das.

A day that started with questions of political meddling between Trump and FIFA ended with Belgium knocking out the last remaining cohosts in a 4-1 thrashing in Seattle.