Both on and off the pitch at the 2026 World Cup, the world was introduced to USMNT forward Folarin Balogun. The team's leading scorer unknowingly made his name a household one after picking up a red card in the Round of 32.While he partook in an action that was originally deemed worthy of a one-game suspension in the knockout stages, Article 27 of FIFA's code and President Trump worked to rescue Balogun from being forced out of the USMNT's Round of 16 match against Belgium.The line of action set forth a global outcry over the legitimacy of what had just happened, one of those voiced being Belgium's coach, Rudi Garcia. After previously referring to July 5, the day of the U.S. vs. Belgium match, as "the first of April" and "April Fools," Garcia said that he was able to speak to Balogun on th