His goal Wednesday at the World Cup energized the country. His red card earned him even more supporters. This was Folarin Balogun's moment.

Folarin Balogun's multi-goal World Cup debut sparked a Solana meme token launch and heavy prediction market activity on Coinbase within hours of the match.

The U.S. was leading 1-0 when Balogun was sent off, with the striker having scored his team's goal.