Folarin Balogun’s red card in USMNT World Cup round of 32 win
Updated July 2, 2026, 11:07 p.m. ET The United States is back in the World Cup round of 16. They got here by getting their first knockout win since 2002, a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina at Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area on Wednesday, July 1. The USMNT was powered again by Folarin Balogun, who scored the first goal of the match, but then received a controversial red card that left the team with ten players. USA TODAY soccer insider Jon Arnold broke down the national team’s performance on an episode of USA TODAY Sports’ “Sports Seriously” soccer











