- President Donald Trump praised FIFA for reversing U.S Men's National Team striker Folarin Balogun's one-game suspension, which resulted from him getting a red card in the team's match against Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Balogun can play for the USMNT against Belgium on Monday in a knockout World Cup soccer game.
- "Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!" the president said on Truth Social.
- Balogun is a U.S. citizen by birth. Trump last week lost a case at the Supreme Court, which blocked an executive order he issued to sharply restrict birthright citizenship.
President
Donald Trump on Sunday cheered FIFA's decision to reverse a one-game suspension of U.S Men's National Team striker Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play against Belgium in Monday's World Cup match.
Balogun received a controversial red card in the U.S.'s 2-0 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday.
That normally results in an immediate one-game suspension without appeal. But the international soccer governing body reversed the suspension on Sunday.
"Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!" Trump wrote on his
Truth Social account.
FIFA, in a
statement on Sunday, said: "By operation of Article 27 FDC, the implementation of the automatic match suspension for USA player Folarin Balogun is suspended for a probationary period of one (1) year."
Balogun is a
U.S. citizen by birth who grew up in the United Kingdom.
Trump last week lost a case at the Supreme Court challenging birthright citizenship, with a majority of justices ruling that individuals born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. Trump last year issued an executive order that sought to restrict birthright citizenship sharply.<small>Source: CNBC</small>
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Trump thanks FIFA after Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card suspension is reversed
CNBC
July 05, 2026
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