Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban was suspended by Fifa.
The 25-year-old striker was shown a straight red card for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic as the co-hosts won their last-32 tie 2-0.
Fifa said that the automatic one-match ban will be suspended for a year.
“In line with article 27 of the Fifa disciplinary code, the implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year,” it said in a statement.
“If 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.”
US President Donald Trump thanked Fifa for “reversing a great injustice” in a post on Truth Social.
Trump wrote: “Thank you to Fifa for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
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Goalscorer Balogun sent off for USA
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Goalscorer Balogun sent off for USA
Balogun has been a key figure for the US at the World Cup, scoring twice for Mauricio Pochettino’s side as they began their campaign with a 4-1 win against Paraguay.
The former Arsenal forward also opened the scoring against Bosnia before getting sent off in the 64th minute.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among those who demanded the decision to be reviewed.
Asked about the USA’s World Cup performance during a news conference, Rubio said: “It was great. They got screwed with that red card.
“There needs to be an appeal process for that. It’s probably too late for that.”
More to follow.
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