Balogun's World Cup goals
Folarin Balogun scored 3 goals in 3 games — tied for second-most ever by any American man in a single World Cup — before his red card suspension.
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Becky Sullivan calls it one of the wildest rides she's covered — and she was there for it. The US men's national team dispatched Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in the World Cup round of 16, delivering the program's first knockout-stage win in 24 years, but it was anything but comfortable [1] — Becky Sullivan "The US men's national team beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in the World Cup round of 16 — their first knockout-stage win in 24 years. The victo…" 09:32 . The US went up 1-0 just before halftime, but then striker Folarin Balogun — already the tournament's breakout star with 3 goals in 3 games, tied for second-most all-time by a US man in a single World Cup — got his legs tangled with a Bosnian defender, stepped on his ankle, and was shown a red card after video review. The US played a man down for more than 25 minutes and looked vulnerable. Then came the moment: a yellow card on a Bosnian defender gave the US a free kick near the penalty area. Malik Tillman, described by Sullivan as one of the most soft-spoken athletes she's ever met, stepped up and buried a perfect shot over the defensive wall to make it 2-0. The game was sealed, but the celebration was bittersweet [2] — Becky Sullivan "Folarin Balogun scored 3 goals in 3 World Cup games — tied for second-most ever by a US man in a single tournament — before a red card susp…" 11:50 . Balogun, who has never previously received a red card for the national team, is now suspended for the match against Belgium — a team that thrashed the US 5-2 in a March friendly, though they've looked beatable in this World Cup. A win would send the US to the quarterfinals, matching the deepest modern-era run in program history.
US Beats Bosnia 2-0: First Knockout Win in 24 Years
The US men's national team beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in the World Cup round of 16 — their first knockout-stage win in 24 years. The victory came under dangerous heat after star striker Folarin Balogun was sent off, forcing the US to play a man down for more than 25 minutes.
US World Cup knockout drought
The US men's national team's win over Bosnia-Herzegovina is their first World Cup knockout-stage victory in 24 years.
US men playing shorthanded
After Balogun's red card, the US played a man down for more than 25 minutes plus stoppage time and still won 2-0.
Malik Tillman's Unlikely Heroics: The Quietest Man with the Biggest Goal
Malik Tillman is so quiet that reporters often struggle to hear him speak. Then he stepped up to a free kick in a shorthanded World Cup knockout game and buried it over the wall. Born in Germany with an American military father, Tillman is the dual-national wildcard the US needed.
Balogun's Red Card: America's Best Scorer Suspended
Folarin Balogun scored 3 goals in 3 World Cup games — tied for second-most ever by a US man in a single tournament — before a red card suspension rules him out against Belgium. It's a massive blow to a team that had just found its clinical striker.
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