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Before Balogun: Meet The Only Other Player To Have A World Cup Red Card Rescinded

The United States caught the biggest break of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, when the FIFA Disciplinary Committee cleared its star striker, Folarin Balogun, to play against Belgium on Monday night. By invoking Chapter 4, Article 27 of the Disciplinary Code, the committee granted Balogun a one-year probation rather than forcing him to serve a one-match suspension against Belgium after receiving a red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina. This marks the first time in 64 years that FIFA has reversed a red card suspension. The last time a red card was rescinded? At the 1962 World Cup. Brazil's...