USA World Cup star calls lack of appeal process for teammate's red card 'bogus'

Folarin Balogun’s teammates came to his defence aft the USA World Cup prima was fixed a reddish paper during the team’s 2-0 triumph implicit Bosnia and Herzegovina connected Wednesday night.

Balogun received the reddish paper aft helium stepped connected defender Tarik Muharemovic’s close ankle. Brazilian referee Raphael Claus lone gave Balogun the paper aft a VAR review. The reddish paper meant Balogun volition not beryllium capable to play successful the team’s Round of 16 lucifer against Belgium.

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United States' Folarin Balogun, right, stands by aft being issued a reddish paper by Referee Raphael Claus, of Brazil, arsenic United States' Weston McKennie (8) looks connected during the World Cup circular of 32 shot lucifer betwixt the United States and Bosnia successful Santa Clara, Calif., adjacent San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

A FIFA authoritative told The Athletic a squad cannot entreaty against the reddish paper oregon the suspension. The authoritative pointed the outlet to a information of the organization’s rules and regulations, which states, "A sending-off automatically incurs suspension from the consequent match. The FIFA judicial bodies whitethorn enforce further lucifer suspensions and different disciplinary measures."

Balogun’s teammate, Weston McKennie, called the deficiency of an entreaty process "bogus" and disagreed with the referee’s determination to contented the reddish card.

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Bosnia's Sead Kolasinac (5) talks to United States' Folarin Balogun aft Balogun was sent off, arsenic Christian Pulisic (10) watches during the World Cup circular of 32 lucifer betwixt the United States and Bosnia successful Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Julio Cortez / AP)

"Obviously the ref made a determination that helium made, but I deliberation it’s questionable," McKennie said. "I deliberation there’s been galore different plays similar that passim the tourney connected different players that a paper wasn’t fixed astatine all. It’s disappointing."

U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino said Balogun’s enactment "was ne'er intentional."

"It’s ne'er a reddish card. Never. ... If the volition is to harm the opponent, OK, I understand. But that ne'er was. It was a mean enactment successful shot that you are warring for the shot and your feet land," helium said.

Balogun is the 3rd subordinate to people successful a World Cup knockout lucifer and beryllium sent off. He follows Brazil’s Ronaldinho successful 2002’s quarterfinal lucifer against England and France’s Zinedine Zidane successful the 2006 World Cup last against Italy.

Referee Raphael Claus of Brazil shows a reddish paper to United States' Folarin Balogun, right, during the World Cup circular of 32 shot lucifer betwixt the United States and Bosnia successful Santa Clara, Calif., adjacent San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

It’s the 5th reddish paper handed to an American successful the squad’s World Cup history.

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Eric Wynalda received 1 against Czechoslovakia successful 1990, Fernando Clavijo got 1 against Brazil successful 1994 and Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope each received 1 against Italy successful 2006.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.