U.S. striker, Folarin Balogun. Credit AFP
United States striker, Folarin Balogun, matched a World Cup record held by Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho after scoring and being sent off in the same knockout match during his side’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The forward of Nigerian descent’s third goal of the tournament fired the United States into the round of 16 and moved him into second place on the list of the most goals scored by an American player at a single World Cup.
However, his landmark night ended in frustration when he was shown a red card in the 64th minute, ruling him out of next week’s last-16 meeting with Belgium in Seattle.
By scoring and receiving a red card in the same World Cup knockout fixture, Balogun became only the fourth player in the tournament’s history to achieve the feat, joining an exclusive list that includes Garrincha (1962), Ronaldinho (2002) and Zidane (2006).
