Surprise!
FOX Sports' Doug McIntyre and Melissa Ortiz reported connected Sunday day that United States guardant Folarin Balogun has been cleared to play successful the country's Monday nighttime circular of 16 matchup against Belgium.
As for the backstory, Balogun was fixed a reddish paper successful the 64th infinitesimal of play of Team USA's circular of 32 triumph implicit Bosnia and Herzegovina, starring to the United States being down a subordinate the remainder of the match. Granted, they were inactive victorious, winning 2-0. Moreover, Balogun, who scored successful the 45th minute, was primitively acceptable to beryllium suspended for the circular of 16 lucifer earlier Sunday's ruling, which determined that helium should've ne'er been assessed the reddish card.
In the aftermath of the quality astir Balogun, Team USA alumni and the sports satellite astatine ample took to X to explicit their excitement:
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