{"id":5077,"date":"2026-07-05T18:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5077"},"modified":"2026-07-05T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:10:36","slug":"folarin-baloguns-1-game-ban-suspended-by-fifa-allowing-us-forward-to-play-vs-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5077","title":{"rendered":"Folarin Balogun\u2019s 1-game ban suspended by FIFA, allowing US forward to play vs. Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Folarin Balogun\u2019s one-game ban was suspended by FIFA on Sunday, allowing the forward to play in the United States\u2019 World Cup round of 16 game against Belgium on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5075\">Family cat survives blaze after Durham home gutted by fire; 2nd area house fire in a day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Balogun, who leads the Americans with three goals, received a red card for stepping on the foot of Tarik Muharemovi\u0107 of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year,\u201d FIFA announced Sunday. \u201cIf Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balogun\u2019s red card and suspension for the round of 16 match had been one of the most controversial and consequential decisions of the World Cup, only now to be surely matched by the ruling that allows him to play.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun\u2019s three goals included one to give the U.S. the lead against Bosnia. He has matched Landon Donovan in 2010 for the second-most goals by an American in a World Cup, behind only Bert Patenaude\u2019s four in the initial tournament in 1930.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media, President Donald Trump praised the decision from FIFA. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!\u201d President DONALD J. TRUMP,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5068\">Djokovic breaks Federer\u2019s Wimbledon record with 106th match win to reach quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The host U.S. is seeking to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002. The Americans lost in the round of 16 to Ghana in 2010, Belgium in 2014 and the Netherlands in 2022. They failed to advance from the group stage in 2006 and didn\u2019t qualify for the 2018 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Soccer Federation said it will not make Balogun available for comment Sunday, but Balogun posted on social media a picture of himself in front of U.S. fans and overlaid with music of Michael Jackson\u2019s pop single \u201cBad.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Balogun said he thought a yellow card instead of red, \u201cwould have been fair. It\u2019s something that\u2019s happened, so we have to move forward and I have to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FIFA\u2019s announcement to reinstate Balogun said the decision relied on Article 27 the rules of the disciplinary committee:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judicial body may decide to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure. By suspending the implementation of the sanction, the judicial body subjects the person sanctioned to a probationary period of one to four years,\u201d the rule states.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5066\">Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>\n                See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here\n              <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Folarin Balogun\u2019s one-game ban was suspended by FIFA on Sunday, allowing the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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