Here’s the unique, little-known rule that FIFA used to overturn Folarin Balogun red card suspension
FIFA WC26
1-4
Finished
Squads
USA squad
- Selected
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2 Sergino DEST Defender
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3 Chris RICHARDS Defender
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4 Tyler ADAMS Midfielder
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5 Antonee ROBINSON Defender
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8 Weston McKENNIE Midfielder
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10 Christian PULISIC Forward
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13 Tim REAM C Defender
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16 Alex FREEMAN Defender
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17 Malik TILLMAN Midfielder
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20 Folarin BALOGUN Forward
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24 Matt FREESE Goalkeeper
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1 Matt TURNER Goalkeeper
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6 Auston TRUSTY Defender
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7 Giovanni REYNA Midfielder
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9 Ricardo PEPI Forward
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11 Brenden AARONSON Forward
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12 Miles ROBINSON Defender
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14 Sebastian BERHALTER Midfielder
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18 Max ARFSTEN Defender
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19 Haji WRIGHT Forward
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21 Timothy WEAH Forward
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22 Mark McKENZIE Defender
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23 Joe SCALLY Defender
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25 Chris BRADY Goalkeeper
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26 Alex ZENDEJAS Forward
- Full squad
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15 Cristian ROLDAN Midfielder
Belgium squad
- Selected
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1 Thibaut COURTOIS Goalkeeper
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4 Brandon MECHELE Defender
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5 Maxim DE CUYPER Defender
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8 Youri TIELEMANS C Midfielder
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10 Leandro TROSSARD Forward
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14 Dodi LUKEBAKIO Forward
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17 Charles DE KETELAERE Forward
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21 Timothy CASTAGNE Defender
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23 Nicolas RASKIN Midfielder
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24 Amadou ONANA Midfielder
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25 Nathan NGOY Defender
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2 Zeno DEBAST Defender
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3 Arthur THEATE Defender
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6 Axel WITSEL Midfielder
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7 Kevin DE BRUYNE Midfielder
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9 Romelu LUKAKU Forward
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11 Jeremy DOKU Forward
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12 Senne LAMMENS Goalkeeper
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13 Mike PENDERS Goalkeeper
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15 Thomas MEUNIER Defender
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16 Koni DE WINTER Defender
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18 Joaquin SEYS Defender
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19 Diego MOREIRA Midfielder
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20 Hans VANAKEN Midfielder
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22 Alexis SAELEMAEKERS Midfielder
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26 Matias FERNANDEZ-PARDO Forward
FIFA used an arcane rule to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card suspension, allowing him to face Belgium despite there being no appeal process.