Balogun fourth player to score goal, receive red card at World Cup [Full List]

USA forward Folarin Balogun etched his name into FIFA World Cup history on Thursday after becoming only the fourth player to score a goal and receive a red card in the same knockout match.
The 24-year-old found the back of the net as the United States secured a 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in their Round of 32 clash at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
However, Balogun’s evening took a dramatic turn later in the match when he was shown a straight red card for stepping on the ankle of Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic.
The dismissal places the American striker in a rare group of players who have both scored and been sent off in a World Cup knockout fixture.
Before Balogun,...