Folarin Balogun has bagged back-to-back Man of the Match awards at the 2026 World Cup.
Balogun, whose parents are Nigerian, inspired co-hosts USA to qualify for the knockout rounds of the World Cup after they beat Australia 2-0 for their second group win.
His cross was turned by an Australian player into his own goal for USA to open scoring Friday.
Balogun was also Man of the Match after he scored twice for USA to trounce Paraguay 4-1 in their opening game of the tournament.













