US World Cup Striker Folarin Balogun’s Red-Card Suspension Overturned, Will Play Quarter-Final Match Against Belgium – Trump Reacts

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Folarin Balogun – Wiki CommonsUS Male National Team will have its full star power in tomorrow’s match.The World Cup is displaying high-quality matches, with stars from multiple countries showing why football (soccer) is the most beloved sport on the planet.Besides that, fans from all over the world are congregating in the US, having an unbelievable amount of fun, while discovering the real country behind the ‘enemedia’ MSM propaganda.But when it comes to the refereeing level and the video VAR decisions, things are not unfolding so smoothly, with widespread complaints of double standards favoring the current champions, Argentina.But at least one flagrant injustice has been rectified, as news arises today that US Men’s National Team striker Folarin Balogun will be available for tomorrow’s match against Belgium.Breaking: Folarin Balogun will be available to play in USA’s Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday, FIFA announced.The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has suspended the red card issued to the USA striker during their Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. pic.twitter.com/Vei4RKDKfP— ESPN (@espn) July 5, 2026Yahoo Sports reported:“Balogun was expected to be suspended for the match after receiving a red card in the United States’ win over Bosnia-Herzegovina. The striker was trying to make a play for the ball against defender Tarik Muharemović, but was called for a foul that was reviewed.Upon review, which when slowed down showed Balogun clearly stepping on the defender’s ankle, he was shown a red card and sent off early in the second half of the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina.The red card came automatically accompanied by a one-game suspension, per Article 10.5 of FIFA’s World Cup rules. The Athletic also reported that after the match, multiple FIFA officials said teams were unable to appeal red cards or the resulting suspensions.”Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended.The 25-year-old received a straight red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.Multiple FIFA officials told The Athletic after the game that a team is… pic.twitter.com/TDTnnLvcnC— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) July 5, 2026There was a widespread negative reaction, since Argentina’s superstar Lionel Messi committed a foul just like that days earlier, and didn’t even receive a yellow card.The reason for the reversal of Balogun’s suspension lies within Article 27 of FIFA’s code of discipline: ‘The judicial body may decide to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure’.US President Donald J. Trump celebrated the decision on a Truth Social post.Read more:US World Cup Team Secures Spot in the Next Round With Second Dominant Win in Two Games: 2-0 Against Australia (VIDEOS)/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i