Star striker Folarin Balogun is set to miss the USMNT's next game at the 2026 World Cup after he was shown a straight red card and sent off in the Americans' 2-0 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday.

The Americans are seeing red over the most controversial and consequential red card so far in the World Cup. While the United States celebrated a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, fans and players were angry and frustrated by a second-half red card that sent off star striker Falorin Balogun.

Team USA won its game on Wednesday night, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It marks only the second time that the team has won in a knockout stage match in the team's history at the World Cup.

What is a red card? What does it mean for player who receives it and his team? What to know about Folarin Balogun foul, impact for USA in World Cup.

The United States reached the last 16 of the World Cup for the second time on home soil with a comfortable 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.Goals from Folarin

The U.S. World Cup team won its second knockout stage game in tournament history to advance to the Round of 16.

The United States is back in the World Cup round of 16. They got here by getting their first knockout win since 2002, a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area on Wednesday,

Referees haven't been shy to give out red cards. Here's the fallout of each of those infringements at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The United States saw off Bosnia and Herzegovina in its first World Cup knockout match despite a controversial red card for opening goalscorer Folarin Balogun. The striker was sent off after inadvertently landing on a Bosnia defender’s ankle and will now miss the round-of-16 clash with Belgium in Seattle on July 6.

He's excited to get a little taste of this Texas heat! In the 64th minute of the squad's 2-0 Round of 32 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, Folarin Balogun was shown a red card after his foot came down on a Bosnian defender's ankle.

USA's Folarin Balogun was sent off against Bosnia and Herzegovina and will be suspended for the World Cup round of 16 against Belgium. Is there any reprieve possible?

Ecuador defender Piero Hincapié has become the second player to be given a red card at the 2026 World Cup for covering his mouth while confronting an opponent. With his side down 2-0, Hincapié covered his mouth when squaring up to Mexico's Santiago Giménez in second-half stoppage time of their World Cup round of 32 clash.