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USA's Folarin Balogun Avoids Multi-Game Suspension; Won't Play vs. Belgium

U.S. men's national team star striker Folarin Balogun has avoided a multi-game suspension for his red card in the win over Bosnia and Herzegovina but will sit out the World Cup round of 16 game vs. Belgium, a U.S. Soccer spokesman confirmed. Balogun, who scored in Wednesday's 2-0 win, was sent off in the 64th minute of the second half by referee Rafael Claus after stepping on Bosnia and Herzegovina player Tarik Muharemović's ankle. A player who receives a red card is automatically dismissed for the rest of that match and must sit out the subsequent match. That means the U.S. will be without it...