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Why did U.S. World Cup star get a red card, but Lionel Messi didn’t for similar foul?
Foul committed by Folarin Balogun has been compared to earlier incident in which Argentina's Lionel Messi went unpunished.
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The Daily Wire
· Jul 2, 2026
Fans Erupt After Team USA’s Star Player Ejected On Controversial Call
America’s star soccer player Folarin Balogun went from World Cup hero to a man watching from the locker room in the span of 20 minutes Wednesday night — and soccer fans everywhere are still arguing about whether it was even his fault. The Brooklyn-born, London-raised striker had just given the United States a 1-0 lead ...
E! Online
· Jul 2, 2026
Weston McKennie Calls Folarin Balogun Red Card Suspension "Bogus"
Folarin Balogun's red card has Team USA fans seeing red.The U.S. forward received the shocking disciplinary action for a foul on Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic during the teams’...
The Daily Beast
· Jul 6, 2026
Trump Inserts Himself Into World Cup Drama
Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has sparked international outrage after reports confirmed he intervened in the World Cup.It began after Team USA superstar Folarin Balogun was handed a red card in the second half of the July 1 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina after clashing with an opposing player’s foot. As a result, he was ejected from the game and given a one-game suspension. At the time, FIFA said that the referee’s call was final and could not be overturned or appealed. “I think the choice of the referee was, of course, his choice, but I don’t think it was the correct call. I think a yellow card would have been fair, just due to it not being intentional,” Balogun told reporters on Friday.Read more at The Daily Beast.
NDTV
· Jul 2, 2026
World Cup 2026: Fans Rage At FIFA After USA Red Card Evokes Lionel Messi Row
Fans have alleged that Folarin Balogun and Lionel Messi committed similar fouls in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026, yet received completely different treatment from the referees.
The Guardian
· Jul 2, 2026
Will Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card be struck off? No
Folarin Balogun’s red card was the only damper on the United States’ 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night to reach the World Cup last 16. The decision by referee Raphael Claus to give the US forward a straight red in the 64th minute after a VAR check on a tackle to the ankle of Tarik Muharemović means that Balogun will not be able to play against Belgium on Monday. Is there any chance the red card could be struck off, making the US’s leading scorer at this World Cup eligible for their biggest game in modern memory?
Football | The Guardian
· Jul 9, 2026
World Cup 2026: France v Morocco quarter-final buildup, Collina defends refereeing – live
All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email usAndrew Giuliani, head of the White House’s World Cup taskforce, has defended Donald Trump’s lobbying of Fifa to lift the suspension of US player Folarin Balogun for Monday’s game against Belgium.The US president claimed that Brazilian referee Raphael Claus, who showed Balogun a red card in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, was “a little bit suspect, if you check his past”. This was apparently a reference to a match-fixing investigation by Brazil’s senate in 2024 that examined how referees were assigned to games but did not accuse Claus of wrongdoing. Continue reading...
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Related coverage for "Why did U.S. World Cup star get a red card, but Lionel Messi didn’t for similar foul?": The Daily Wire — Fans Erupt After Team USA’s Star Player Ejected On Controversial Call. E! Online — Weston McKennie Calls Folarin Balogun Red Card Suspension "Bogus". The Daily Beast — Trump Inserts Himself Into World Cup Drama. NDTV — World Cup 2026: Fans Rage At FIFA After USA Red Card Evokes Lionel Messi Row. The Guardian — Will Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card be struck off? No. Football | The Guardian — World Cup 2026: France v Morocco quarter-final buildup, Collina defends refereeing – live