Goalscorer Balogun sent off for USA
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- Folarin Balogun scored a goal for the USA before being shown a straight red card for a challenge on Bosnia-Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemovic during their World Cup match at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
- Cross-source coverage agrees on the arc: BBC frames Balogun as giving the USA a deserved lead, and Sky Sports confirms the USA went on to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina despite his dismissal.
Why it matters: A goalscorer being dismissed with a straight red card forces the USA to complete the match a man down — a costly disciplinary blow even with the win — and raises immediate questions about the length of any suspension heading into subsequent fixtures.
