Folarin Balogun joins exclusive World Cup list after goal and red card | OneFootball

Folarin Balogun enjoyed one of the most eventful nights of his career as the United States booked their place in the World Cup last 16, with the striker joining an exclusive club of players to both score and be sent off in the same World Cup match.

The 24-year-old, who had already netted twice against Paraguay earlier in the tournament, put the hosts ahead against Bosnia and Herzegovina on the stroke of half-time. But his evening took a dramatic turn in the 64th minute when he was shown a straight red card after a VAR review judged his challenge on Tarik Muharemovic to be dangerous.

That unusual combination of scoring and being dismissed has only happened a handful of times in World Cup history.

Perhaps the most famous example came in the 2006 final, when Zinedine Zidane marked his last international appearance by scoring a Panenka penalty against Italy before being sent off in extra time for his infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi.

The most recent case before Balogun was Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar, who scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner against Brazil at the 2022 World Cup before receiving a second yellow card for removing his shirt during the celebrations.

Brazil legend Ronaldinho also features on the list after scoring his unforgettable free-kick against England in the 2002 quarter-finals before being dismissed for a reckless challenge on David Beckham.

The exclusive group is completed by Garrincha (1962), South Korea's Ha Seok-ju (1998) and Senegal midfielder Salif Diao (2002), with Balogun now adding his name to one of the tournament's more unusual statistical records.