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Belgian FA still wants Balogun ban answers

By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Belgian FA still wants Balogun ban answers

In one of the most controversial moments of the summer's World Cup, Balogun was cleared to play for co-host USA in the last-16 tie with Belgium after a one-game ban following a straight red card in his previous game was suspended for a year by FIFA.

Belgium's Football Association says it still wants answers about why Folarin Balogun was allowed to play against their team at the World Cup, and have asked for the issue to be on the agenda at the next FIFA Council." Balogun's red card was the 189th in World Cup history and only the second, after Brazil's Garrincha in 1962, to not serve a suspension.

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