FIFA makes final ruling on US soccer star Folarin Balogun's controversial red card suspension

The United States Men's National Team is coming disconnected of a monolithic triumph connected Wednesday nighttime implicit Bosnia and Herzegovina, but determination is simply a large unreality hanging implicit them for the adjacent lucifer against Belgium.

That's due to the fact that the squad volition beryllium without prima striker Folarin Balogun aft helium was dealt a wildly arguable reddish paper successful the 2nd fractional of the match.

That, of course, means a suspension is coming his way, but the U.S. got immoderate bully quality connected Friday erstwhile FIFA confirmed that the suspension would beryllium for conscionable 1 match.

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While it was ever beauteous improbable that FIFA could adhd other games to Balogun's suspension, they've formally decided not to, and that's the champion imaginable result for the U.S. successful this scenario.

US striker Folarin Balogun's arguable reddish paper was 1 of the biggest moments of the team's triumph implicit Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images))

There is nary mechanics done which the U.S. could entreaty this decision, truthful each it could bash was anticipation the suspension would beryllium constricted to 1 match.

Balogun himself gave his archetypal comments connected the incidental connected Friday, soon aft FIFA's determination to support the suspension astatine 1 crippled was made public.

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"It’s important for maine to say, archetypal and foremost, it was wholly unintentional," helium said Friday. "The prime of the referee was his choice. I don’t deliberation it was the close choice. I deliberation a yellowish paper would’ve been fair, owed to it not being intentional."

"It’s thing that happened; we person to determination forward, and I person to judge it."

Folarin Balogun of the United States celebrates scoring his team's 3rd extremity during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D lucifer against Paraguay astatine Los Angeles Stadium connected June 12, 2026. (John Dorton/USSF/Getty Images)

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Balogun volition surely beryllium missed for Monday's lucifer against Belgium successful Seattle, seeing arsenic he's starring the squad with 3 goals successful this tournament.

But now, if the Americans are capable to propulsion disconnected a spot of an upset implicit the Belgians, they'll beryllium relieved to cognize that he'll beryllium backmost successful enactment successful the quarterfinals.