Marco Rubio claims that the United States were "wronged" in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marco Rubio, the head of American diplomacy, stated that the United States team was 'wronged' by the referee's decision in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina

, in which Folarin Balogun was sent off with a red card. This situation occurred in the context in which the USA qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup, after a 2-0 victory, thanks to goals from Balogun and Malik Tillman.

Rubio emphasized that there should be a procedure for contesting such decisions, although he acknowledged that it is probably too late to act in this case. In the knockout stage, the USA will face Belgium on July 6, but will have to play without Balogun, suspended due to the red card. The knockout matches will include confrontations between teams such as Canada, Morocco, Paraguay, France, Brazil, and Norway.