After months of reflecting on the U.S. men’s national team’s 2026 World Cup run, manager Mauricio Pochettino has just one regret: he didn’t step in enough during Folarin Balogun’s red card controversy.
The star striker, who was not included in the USMNT’s fall international camp, quickly found himself at the center of scandal in the knockout stages. He was sent off with a red card for a foul against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32, before FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend his one-game ban, enabling him to play in the eventual 4–1 round of 16 loss to Belgium.
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