Santa Clara, July 6 -- Former France striker Thierry Henry said the late decision involving United States forward Folarin Balogun would have affected Belgium's preparations ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash, adding that he did not believe the striker deserved a red card, in a video shared by FOX Sports on X

Earlier, FIFA announced that the implementation of Balogun's automatic one-match suspension had been suspended under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

In its statement, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee 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."

Reacting to this, Henry, who...