The US president - who did not initially know what a red card meant - said he told Gianni Infantino it would be a “big stain” on the World Cup if the US lost one of its best players for the round of 16.

Trump reportedly spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the organization suspended a U.S. player's red card.

Balogun had been sent off for inadvertently treading on Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic in the USA's 2-0 victory on Wednesday.