Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday he was pleased the U.S. men's national soccer team advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup by beating Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday night in Santa Clara, California, but he wasn't happy with a crucial referee call.

Rubio said of the Americans' triump, "It's great," according to The Hill.

He had a much different reaction to the red card shown to American striker Folarin Balogun, which will sideline him for Team USA's next game against Belgium on Monday in Seattle.

"They got screwed with that red card," Rubio said. "There needs to be an appeal process for that. It's probably too late for that."

Balogun, 24, leads the U.S. with three goals in the tournament, including the opening goal Wednesday.

But Brazilian referee Raphael Claus showed him a red card in the 64th minute following a video review of a challenge on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic, triggering an automatic one-game suspension.

The U.S. has no route to appeal the automatic red card suspension, though Balogun could face a longer ban if FIFA's disciplinary panel deems the incident worthy of additional punishment.

A U.S. Soccer spokesperson reportedly said after the game the federation would appeal any suspension longer than one match.

"Red card there is a total bunk," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr wrote Wednesday night in a post on X.

Many agreed Balogun committed a foul. His shoe came down on Muharemovic's ankle while both were chasing the ball.

"I think it's a yellow card," U.S. captain Tyler Adams said, according to the New York Post. "I think when you slow everything down, it's always gonna look worse."