Folarin Balogun sent off in USA World Cup win
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- Folarin Balogun was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Bosnia-Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemovic during a FIFA World Cup match at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
- USA beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in the fixture, with Balogun finding the net before his dismissal (per BBC Sport's parallel headline: 'Balogun scores & sees red as USA beat Bosnia')
Why it matters: Losing a goalscorer to a straight red card mid-match forced the USA to close out a World Cup fixture a player down — a disciplinary issue the squad must address ahead of the tournament.
