FIFA suspends Balogun's red card ahead of World Cup round-of-16 match
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 5, 2026, 8:45 PM
Last updated Jul 5, 2026
FIFA announced that Folarin Balogun’s one-game red card suspension has been suspended, allowing him to play in the USMNT’s World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium on July 6, 2026. Balogun received the red card during a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina but had been presumed suspended without appeal. The decision came after critiques from Fox Sports’ Nick Wright, who argued against accepting the suspension as definitive, citing the possibility of pressure on FIFA to reconsider. Under the suspension's terms, if Balogun commits another similar offense within a year, the suspension will be enforced. The match is set to take place in Seattle.
- •Balogun's red card was issued for a foul against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- •The match against Belgium will be held on July 6, 2026.
- •Nick Wright criticized media for their fatalism regarding Balogun's suspension.
- •If Balogun commits another offense, the suspension will be reinstated.
- 8:45 PMYahoo Sports — Nick Wright correctly called out sports media’s ‘fatalism’ around FIFA overturning Balogun’s World Cup red card
"When news broke on Sunday that Folarin Balogun’s one-game red-card ban was suspended by FIFA, allowing him to play in the USMNT’s World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium on Monday, a lot of people stepped forward to claim they knew it was going to happen all along. Fox Sports’ Nick Wright didn’t claim to know…
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