{"id":3477,"date":"2026-07-02T08:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:11:31","slug":"why-usmnt-cant-appeal-folarin-baloguns-controversial-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3477","title":{"rendered":"Why USMNT can’t appeal Folarin Balogun’s controversial red card"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2014 Folarin Balogun has no option to appeal the red card that left him suspended for the U.S. men\u2019s national team\u2019s Round of 16 match against Belgium, meaning the USMNT needs to plan for life without its star striker.<\/p>

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Article 66.4 of FIFA\u2019s regulations states that, \u201cA sending-off automatically incurs suspension from the subsequent match. The FIFA judicial bodies may impose additional match suspensions and other disciplinary measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

In more plain terms, that means a player can be suspended for more games, but not have an automatic red-card suspension reduced.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypical FIFA,\u201d midfielder Tyler Adams said when told of that rule after the USMNT\u2019s 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The collision between Balogun and Tarik Muhamerovic was not given any discipline on the field, and the red card was handed out after a VAR review. A VAR review can only give out a red card or nothing, leaving out the middle ground \u2014 which the contact between the two seemed to fall into \u2014 as an option.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re asking the wrong person, with how I tackle,\u201d Adams said of his opinion on the ruling. \u201cDo you know what I mean? I think it\u2019s a yellow card. I think when you slow everything down, it\u2019s always gonna look worse. I don\u2019t want to say too much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before players went through the mixed zone, a USMNT spokesman showed reporters a collage of fouls committed on the national team during the World Cup that were not carded.<\/p>\n

Without Balogun, it seems likely that Ricardo Pepi, who started against Australia in a front two with Balogun, will start against Belgium.<\/p>\n

Pepi made a brief cameo Wednesday, coming on in the 88th minute.<\/p>\n

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Haji Wright would also be an option, but has played just one minute across six games since the U.S. roster was named in late May.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy we won the game, but Balo is an important part of our team. It\u2019s a disappointing way for him to miss the next game,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI\u2019ll always be ready for whatever comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mauricio Pochettino could also try Christian Pulisic up front \u2014 an option that did not go well when attempted in March \u2014 or someone like Weston McKennie or Gio Reyna. <\/p>\n

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Ideas like that, though, might require rethinking much of a tactical setup that has been incredibly successful throughout the World Cup, whereas Pepi or Wright would be plug-and-play options.<\/p>\n

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Mark McKenzie (irritated foot) and Cristian Roldan (quad strain) did not dress. <\/p>\n

Auston Trusty was available as a substitute after dealing with an ankle issue in the lead-up to the game, but didn\u2019t play.<\/p>

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