US President called Fifa to request that they reviewed Folarin Balogun’s red card after the 25-year-old attacker was shown a straight red card for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic.
“I didn’t think it was a foul,” Trump said in a press briefing at the White House on Monday.
“I’m good at this stuff. I didn’t think it was a foul.
“It was two great athletes that crashed into each other and got entangled.
“That was not a guy punching somebody in the face, that would be different.”
USA midfielder Tyler Adams speaking after the game about the suspension of Folarin Balogun’s ban:
“I think when it happened, it was just as much a surprise to us as it was to you.
“I don’t think that noise or anything affected us by any means. If anything, it probably uplifted us in a sense.”
Adams underplayed its impact, suggesting that it was not just Balogun who struggled:
“Was anyone a major presence on the field today?
“I think he tried today to be a presence and a nuisance, and at times, he was getting behind the ball and doing what he does.
“He just didn’t have too many opportunities today.”