USA coach Mauricio Pochettino said on July 1 striker Folarin Balogun should “never” have received a red card after he was sent off against Bosnia following a VAR review, meaning he will miss his side’s last 16 World Cup showdown with Belgium next week.

The USA’s star player at this World Cup, who scored his team’s opener against Bosnia, was sent-off in the second-half

The decision to hand Balogun a red card was a hotly controversial one.