Washington DC, July 6 -- US President Donald Trump said he spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino to "review" the footballer Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension triggered by a red card, which was later suspended, allowing the forward to feature in Monday's FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 encounter against Belgium at Seattle Stadium.

Balogun was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the United States' 2-0 Round of 32 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, afterwards, FIFA announced that the implementation of Balogun's automatic one-match suspension had been suspended under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, following an intervention by Trump, who urged the organisation to review the case.

In its statement, FIFA said, ...