New Delhi, July 3 -- The foul that may define the United States' 2026 World Cup run lasted less than a second. Folarin Balogun, tracking a ball into the penalty area in the 64th minute at Levi's Stadium, dragged his cleat down the back of Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic's leg and onto his foot. VAR official Juan Soto reviewed it. The referee followed. And Balogun, who 19 minutes earlier had slid in his third goal of the tournament left-footed and done the Silencer celebration in front of 68,000 people, walked to the tunnel to watch the rest of the night from there.

there is no appeal. Balogun will miss the Belgium round of 16 on July 6 in Seattle, and FIFA's rulebook does not provide a mechanism for challenging that.

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