Report: Folarin Balogun Could Face Further Discipline Thursday

Ogden pointed to the multi-game suspension that Qatar's Assim Madibo received after his red card play that resulted in a broken leg for Canada's Ismael Kone in the group stage as a precedent that could be used. However, he did not that there has not yet been a decision on whether the length of the suspension will be formally reviews.

"Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo had his one-match ban for a red card extended to five games by FIFA after Canada's Ismaël Koné suffered a broken leg in a challenge during the Group B tie earlier in the tournament, but sources have said no decision has yet been made as to whether to review the length of Balogun's suspension."

Rage against FIFA or Rage-bait?

Soccer fans on social media were a little skeptical of Ogden's framing of the issue though. Many pointed out that it would be incredibly unlikely that FIFA extends the ban since it didn't result in a catastrophic injury to Bosnia's Tarik Muharemovic. Some accused Ogden of simply rage-baiting without evidence, while others started raging against FIFA's policies:

"Yeah, no. Technically, any ejection is reviewed and evaluated for more punishment after the fact in all professional leagues - so, this isn't really news. The idea this suspension could be extended is ridiculous and pure delusion," one user on X said dismissively.

"FIFA is stupid, they can extend a suspension but not reduce it," another wrote.

"You're stirring the pot here a bit Mark. He's not getting an extended ban," wrote a third.

"And Messi for same tackle gets nothing."

Maybe Ogden is just making a mountain out of a molehill (or in this case, a bigger mountain from a smaller mountain), but one thing seems to be consistently clear: Balogun will not be getting his suspension reduced, no matter what.