Folarin Balogun's incredible tale of how he was able to represent the United States at the World Cup

 Folarin Balogun's incredible tale of how he was able to represent the United States at the World Cup 🤯

After his mother, who was seven months pregnant, travelled to New York for vacation in 2001, Balogun unintentionally became a citizen of the United States. Because of the size of her belly, the airline refused to let her fly when she tried to return home to London.

Consequently, Folarin was born in Brooklyn and unintentionally became a citizen of the United States; they were only able to return to London after a few months, when he and his mother were both considered healthy enough to fly.

In 2026, he just scored two goals in the United States' 4-1 victory over Paraguay, solidifying his position as the nation's top striker 🔥.