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Why Folarin Balogun Can Play For USA vs. Belgium Despite Red Card

  • Folarin Balogun will be available for USA vs. Belgium after FIFA suspended his automatic one-game ban and put the sanction on a one-year probation.
  • The suspension is conditional — he only serves the ban if he commits a similar offense within the year; otherwise the sanction remains suspended.
  • FIFA applied the same approach with Cristiano Ronaldo earlier; Balogun’s red was for stepping on Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemović (shown by VAR) in the 64th minute.
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