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Bosnia out of World Cup after 2–0 loss to USMNT

USMNT 2–0 Bosnia, the World Cup ends in the round of 32

Your team's World Cup run is over. USMNT 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, and that is the tournament done (1) (2). Folarin Balogun opened the scoring before Pepi and Wright added the goals that ended it. No answers for the American press, no way back on the night.

Balogun gets one-match ban, no added discipline

The fallout from Wednesday continues. Folarin Balogun will serve a standard one-game suspension for his red card against Bosnia and no additional ban is coming from FIFA (1) (2). He misses the USMNT's round of 16 match against Belgium. "It's been a rollercoaster," Balogun said (1).

Balogun: a yellow would have been fair

The striker kept talking after the decision dropped. "It's been surreal," Balogun told the Guardian, adding he felt a yellow card would have been the right call for the challenge that got him sent off (2). Whether Bosnia fans agree is another matter entirely.

Fan reactions

The mood on r/soccer is clinical. A post tracking round of 32 eliminations lists Bosnia among six UEFA sides already out of the tournament, alongside the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, Austria and Sweden. The raw numbers do the talking. See the full breakdown.

Sources

  • 1. cbssports.com — USMNT's Folarin Balogun reacts as FIFA confirms one game World Cup red card ban: 'It's been a rollercoaster'
  • 2. theguardian.com — ‘It’s been surreal’: USMNT’s Folarin Balogun moves on from controversial red card