World Cup Drama (Belgium angle): A complaint has been filed with the IOC alleging FIFA president Gianni Infantino breached political neutrality rules over his handling of the Folarin Balogun affair, after FIFA suspended then reinstated the US striker’s one-match ban ahead of the Belgium clash. Belgium in the spotlight (football + business): Balogun has since signed with LeBron James’ Klutch Sports, turning his controversial World Cup moment into a major off-pitch career move. Belgium Entertainment (film industry): Belgium co-productions keep rolling: Judith Colell’s historical drama Maestras is in production, while Nicolas Boukhrief’s 14 juillet continues shooting in France with Belgian actor Jonathan Zaccaï. Belgian screen industry networking: The Brussels International Film Festival’s 10th Brussels CoProMarket selects projects for Belgian-European co-productions, and the CEE Animation Forum has named 33 animation projects for its November pitching event. Belgium News (city life): A deadly fire at the Oxy building construction site in central Brussels has killed multiple workers, with several still missing as investigators probe the cause. Tech & entertainment-adjacent science: Imec and Diraq report coherent operation and readout of an eight-qubit silicon spin-qubit array on a CMOS-compatible platform. Music: Julia Jacklin shares “I Wish” ahead of The Gem, with new tour dates across the US, UK and Europe.