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 complete Bosnia and Herzegovina, but location is simply a large unreality hanging complete them for nan adjacent lucifer against Belgium.

That's because nan squad will beryllium without prima striker Folarin Balogun aft he was dealt a wildly arguable reddish paper successful nan 2nd half of nan match.

That, of course, intends a suspension is coming his way, but nan U.S. sewage immoderate bully news connected Friday erstwhile FIFA confirmed that nan suspension would beryllium for conscionable 1 match.

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

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

There is nary system done which nan U.S. could appeal this decision, truthful each it could do was dream nan suspension would beryllium constricted to 1 match.

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

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

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

Folarin Balogun of nan United States celebrates scoring his team's 3rd extremity during nan 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 will surely beryllium missed for Monday's lucifer against Belgium successful Seattle, seeing arsenic he's starring nan squad pinch 3 goals successful this tournament.

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