{"id":506,"date":"2026-07-05T23:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=506"},"modified":"2026-07-05T23:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:11:44","slug":"fifa-suspends-usmnts-folarin-baloguns-red-card-ahead-of-belgium-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=506","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Suspends USMNT&#8217;s Folarin Balogun&#8217;s Red Card Ahead Of Belgium Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/folarin-balogun\/\" id=\"auto-tag_folarin-balogun\" data-tag=\"folarin-balogun\">Folarin Balogun<\/a> is back in the game as <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fifa\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fifa\" data-tag=\"fifa\">FIFA<\/a> suspends his red card ahead of Team USA\u2019s Round of 16 match against Belgium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/usmnt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_usmnt\" data-tag=\"usmnt\">USMNT<\/a> striker is now eligible to compete in Monday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fifa-world-cup\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fifa-world-cup\" data-tag=\"fifa-world-cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> match, set for 5pm PT at Seattle Stadium, following his foul on defender Tarik Muharemovic during Wednesday\u2019s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cBy operation of Article 27 FDC, the implementation of the automatic match suspension for USA player Folarin Balogun is suspended for a probationary period of one [1] year,\u201d the FIFA Disciplinary Committee said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\/articles\/usa-folarin-balogun-available-belgium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ u-margin-tb-250 u-margin-t-4@desktop-xl u-margin-b-3@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  u-margin-b-025 u-border-t-4 u-padding-t u-border-color-brand-red\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"u-flex u-padding-tb-1 u-border-t-1 u-border-b-1 u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-border-color-grey-medium-light\">\n<article class=\"o-card  u-flex u-flex-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p@mobile-max u-width-50p\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/lists\/world-cup-2026-tv-schedule-groups\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150 u-margin-t-1\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-16x9 u-margin-t-n0\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Christian-Pulisic-World-Cup-2026.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Christian Pulisic runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Juan Jose Caceres of Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"o-card  u-flex u-flex@mobile-max u-flex-flex-grow-1 u-padding-l-125@tablet u-margin-t-125@mobile-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-width-50p u-border-l-1@tablet u-border-dotted-l@tablet u-border-color-grey-medium-light\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/world-cup-2026-usmnt-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ratings-fox-1236973476\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150 u-margin-t-1\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-16x9 u-margin-t-n0\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2283771753.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, UNITED STATES - JULY 1: (L-R) Christian Pulisic of USA, Ivan Sunjic of Bosnia and Herzegovina  during the  World Cup match between USA  v Bosnia and Herzegovina  at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on July 1, 2026 in San Francisco Bay Area United States (Photo by Eric Verhoeven\/Soccrates\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBalogun received a red card in the 64th minute of Wednesday\u2019s Round of 32 game, which USMNT won 2-0, including one goal scored by the 25-year-old New Yorker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWith Balogun eligible to join his teammates against Belgium, Team USA is hoping for its first World Cup quarter-final appearance since taking on Germany during Korea\/Japan 2002.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folarin Balogun is back in the game as FIFA suspends his red card ahead of Team USA\u2019s Round of 16 match against Belgium. 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