Folarin Balogun’s red card was overturned/suspended , so he is now eligible to play for the U.S. against Belgium in the World Cup round of 16.

What happened

  • He was originally sent off for a foul that was reviewed by VAR.
  • That decision initially triggered an automatic one-match suspension.
  • On July 5, FIFA suspended the ban, which changed his status from unavailable to available.

Why it changed

Reports say FIFA reviewed the incident and decided not to keep the suspension in place, which is why the red-card ban was lifted before the Belgium match.

Current status

  • Balogun can now play for the USA vs. Belgium.
  • The earlier reports saying he would miss the match were overtaken by the later FIFA decision.

TL;DR: he was sent off at first, but FIFA later suspended the ban, so he’s back available for the next match.