In eerste instantie was de Amerikaan blij dat de rode kaart werd teruggedraaid, maar Balogun wist direct dat het besluit van de FIFA tot een hoop commotie zou leiden.

The 25-year-old was thrust into the center of a global storm after it emerged that the president had lobbied FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the red card.

Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium despite being sent off in USA’s previous match