Previous disciplinary exceptions included Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, who had two games of a three-game ban deferred.
In contrast, South Africa's Themba Zwane was excluded from the tournament after receiving a three-game suspension without probation for a similar infraction.
"It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension," UEFA asserted.
Balogun publicly commented on the referee's decision, saying, "I think a yellow card would have been fair."
FIFA justified its revised disciplinary approach in May as an effort to ensure nations could field optimal rosters.
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The Belgian soccer federation launched an overnight appeal in Seattle to challenge the ruling before a FIFA appeals judge prior to the match.
