US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he spoke with Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, to review Folarin Balogun’s red card at the ongoing 2026 World Cup.
Trump confirmed the phone conversation with Infantino in a chat with reporters at the White House on Monday.
The US president then clarified that while he requested that the red card be reviewed, he did not ask for it to be overturned.
“I asked for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul. All I did was ask for a review, I didn’t say you have to do this,” Trump said.
“That wasn’t even an infraction. That was two guys running full speed that happened to crash into each other.”
Balogun, who is the leading goalscorer for the US at the World Cup, was sent off in the 64th minute of the round-of-32 match between the
