๐จ๐บ๐ธ Folarin Balogun will be eligible to face Belgium, after FIFA opted to hand him a suspended one-game ban under Article 27.
The red card stands, but heโs free to play โ as @MelissaMOrtiz reported.
#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:
โI think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. Thereโs still lots of people weโre inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.โ
On shaking refโs hand postgame:
โAs said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. Itโs not an excuse to be disrespectfulโฆ I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.โ