Alexi Lalas rips referees after Folarin Balogun red card in Team USA win: 'An absolute joke'

Celebrations have begun for Team USA after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup . But it’s also bittersweet considering Folarin Balogun, who scored his third World Cup goal in the victory, won’t be available on Monday night in Seattle against Belgium after being shown a red card in the 64th minute in a massively controversial decision. When head referee Raphael Claus of Brazil showed the red card to Balogun, the crowd at San Francisco Bay