Bosnia eliminated by USA as Trump-FIFA calls surface

World Cup over after USA loss

Bosnia and Herzegovina are out of the 2026 World Cup. The United States won 2–0 in the Round of 16 on Monday, with Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic scoring the goals (1) (2). The run ends here. No quarter-final, no fairy tale.

Trump called FIFA to get Balogun on the pitch

This one stings. Balogun should not have played. He was shown a straight red card after the Bosnia match, and three days later it was gone. The Guardian reports that Donald Trump made three calls to FIFA starting Wednesday to get the ban suspended (2). A half-dozen US government and soccer officials confirmed the timeline: Andrew Giuliani alerted Trump to the red card immediately after the Bosnia game, and the White House went to work (2). Balogun played against Belgium.

Fan-reaktioner

Bosnian fans are livid, and you can feel it in every thread. The red-card reversal is being called what it looks like: political interference in a World Cup knockout run. The full White House timeline is spreading fast on r/soccer, and the replies are not kind to FIFA.