Trump thanks FIFA for suspending USA’s Balogun World Cup ban
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July 5, 2026
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked FIFA for suspending Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban and allowing the US striker to play in the World Cup co-hosts’ last-16 showdown against Belgium.
Balogun had been set to miss Monday’s match after controversially being shown a straight red card following a VAR review in the last-32 game against Bosnia-Herzegovina for stepping on the foot of defender Tarik Muharemovic as the US won 2-0.
Under FIFA rules, a straight red card automatically triggers a one-game ban, which cannot be appealed by the player’s team.
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