Folarin Balogun joins exclusive World Cup list after goal and red card

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2 July 2026

Folarin Balogun

enjoyed one of the most eventful nights of his career as the

United States

booked their place in the

World Cup

last 16, with the striker joining an exclusive club of players to both score and be sent off in the same

match.

The 24-year-old, who had already netted twice against Paraguay earlier in the tournament, put the hosts ahead against Bosnia and Herzegovina on the stroke of half-time. But his evening took a dramatic turn in the 64th minute when he was shown a straight red card after a VAR review judged his challenge on

Tarik Muharemovic

to be dangerous.

That unusual combination of scoring and being dismissed has only happened a handful of times in

history.

Perhaps the most famous example came in the 2006 final, when

Zinedine Zidane

marked his last international appearance by scoring a Panenka penalty against Italy before being sent off in extra time for his infamous headbutt on

Marco Materazzi

The most recent case before Balogun was Cameroon striker

Vincent Aboubakar

, who scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner against Brazil at the 2022

before receiving a second yellow card for removing his shirt during the celebrations.

Brazil legend

Ronaldinho

also features on the list after scoring his unforgettable free-kick against England in the 2002 quarter-finals before being dismissed for a reckless challenge on

David Beckham

The exclusive group is completed by Garrincha (1962), South Korea's Ha Seok-ju (1998) and Senegal midfielder

Salif Diao

(2002), with Balogun now adding his name to one of the tournament's more unusual statistical records.

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