One Phone Call, One Vanishing Red Card — The Balogun Scandal Al Jazeera’s Basel Ghazoghli (@baselgazi) breaks down how the White House helped Folarin Balogun stay in the World Cup.Share this: Balogun, Garrincha and Pinochet: FIFA’s controversial World Cup decisionsDateJuly 6, 2026In relation toAl-JazeeraUSA beat Bosnia 2-0 despite Balogun red card, enter World Cup last 16DateJuly 1, 2026In relation toAl-JazeeraUS president Trump defends FIFA’s Balogun red card reversalDateJuly 6, 2026In relation toAl-Jazeera