It's a Ronaldo-related precedent that may have come through for the USMNT. The context is this: Ronaldo earned a red card in Portugal's second-to-last competitive match before the World Cup. With it, FIFA decided Ronaldo had earned himself a three-match suspension.

Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban was suspended by Fifa.

“Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Extraordinary development,” Adam Crafton of the Athletic reported.