{"id":29753,"date":"2026-07-02T13:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/folarin-balogun-joins-zidane-ronaldinho-in-unwanted-world-cup-history-after-red-card-against-bosnia-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:25:26","slug":"folarin-balogun-joins-zidane-ronaldinho-in-unwanted-world-cup-history-after-red-card-against-bosnia-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/folarin-balogun-joins-zidane-ronaldinho-in-unwanted-world-cup-history-after-red-card-against-bosnia-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Folarin Balogun joins Zidane, Ronaldinho in unwanted World Cup history after red card against Bosnia | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132132907,imgsize-114248,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/folarin-balogun.jpg\" alt=\"Folarin Balogun joins Zidane, Ronaldinho in unwanted World Cup history after red card against Bosnia\" title=\"Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States' Folarin Balogun (right). (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States' Folarin Balogun (right). (AP Photo)\">Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States&#8217; Folarin Balogun (right). (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The United States booked their place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fifa-world-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> 2026 Round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, but the night ended in heartbreak for striker Folarin Balogun, who created an unwanted piece of World Cup history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Balogun became just the fourth player ever to score a goal and receive a red card in a men&#8217;s FIFA World Cup knockout match. The 24-year-old joined an exclusive list featuring Brazil legend Garrincha (1962 semi-final), Ronaldinho (2002 quarter-final), and France icon Zinedine Zidane, whose infamous dismissal came in the 2006 final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">The unwanted World Cup list:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"10\">\n<ul>\n<li>Folarin Balogun &#8211; 2026 round of 32<\/li>\n<li>Zinedine Zidane &#8211; 2006 final<\/li>\n<li>Ronaldinho &#8211; 2002 quarter-final<\/li>\n<li>Garrincha &#8211; 1962 semi-final<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Goal, celebration and heartbreak<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Balogun had looked destined to be the hero after putting the United States ahead just before half-time. <!-- -->He had already seen one effort ruled out for offside before calmly finishing after Malik Tillman&#8217;s pass deflected kindly into his path.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The striker celebrated with his version of NBA legend LeBron James&#8217; iconic &#8220;Silencer&#8221; celebration, a moment that even drew a reaction from James on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>However, the game turned dramatically in the 64th minute.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Balogun challenged Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic for the ball and accidentally stepped on his ankle. Brazilian referee Raphael Claus initially allowed play to continue but upgraded the decision to a straight red card following a VAR review.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Folarin Balogun\" msid=\"132132976\" width=\"\" title=\"United States' Folarin Balogun (20) reacts after scoring his team's first goal. (AP Photo)\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132132976\/folarin-balogun.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>United States&#8217; Folarin Balogun (20) reacts after scoring his team&#8217;s first goal. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>USA furious over red card<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The dismissal means Balogun will automatically miss the Round of 16 clash against Belgium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;It&#8217;s so unfortunate honestly,&#8221; captain Christian Pulisic said after the match. &#8220;It just seems so harsh for us to get that. He&#8217;s done so much for us, and now we got his back. If he has to miss the next game, it&#8217;s just ridiculous for something like that.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Head coach Mauricio Pochettino also strongly disagreed with the decision.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>&#8220;It never was intentional,&#8221; Pochettino said. &#8220;It&#8217;s never a red card. Never. If the intention is to damage the opponent, OK, I understand. But that never was. It was a normal action in football that you are fighting for the ball and your feet land.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Despite the setback, the Americans held firm with 10 men before Tillman sealed the victory with a stunning late free-kick, ensuring the USA progressed while Balogun watched from the sidelines. The striker&#8217;s suspension now leaves Mauricio Pochettino with a major selection dilemma ahead of Monday&#8217;s Round of 16 showdown against Belgium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/folarin-balogun-joins-zidane-ronaldinho-in-unwanted-world-cup-history-after-red-card-against-bosnia\/articleshow\/132132912.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States&#8217; Folarin Balogun (right). (AP Photo) The United States booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, but the night ended in heartbreak for striker Folarin Balogun, who created an unwanted piece of World Cup history.Balogun [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}