The USA face Bosnia-Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in the early hours of Thursday morning in the World Cup last 32, with a place in the round of 16 against Belgium or Senegal on the line on home soil.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side topped Group D with six points, beating Paraguay 4–1 and Australia 2–0 before rotating wholesale for a 3–2 loss to Türkiye in a dead rubber. The Stars and Stripes have not won a World Cup knockout match since 2002, and they have lost their last 12 meetings against UEFA nations.
Bosnia-Herzegovina, competing at only their second World Cup and their first as an independent nation in the knockout rounds, qualified on four points from Group B — drawing with Canada, losing heavily to Switzerland, then beating Qatar 3–1 to scrape through. A win for either side sets up a round of 16 clash against Belgium or Senegal.
Date: Thursday, 2 July 2026
Kick-off: 01:00 BST
Mauricio Pochettino’s side topped Group D with six points, beating Paraguay 4–1 and Australia 2–0 before rotating wholesale for a 3–2 loss to Türkiye in a dead rubber. The Stars and Stripes have not won a World Cup knockout match since 2002, and they have lost their last 12 meetings against UEFA nations.
Bosnia-Herzegovina, competing at only their second World Cup and their first as an independent nation in the knockout rounds, qualified on four points from Group B — drawing with Canada, losing heavily to Switzerland, then beating Qatar 3–1 to scrape through. A win for either side sets up a round of 16 clash against Belgium or Senegal.
Date: Thursday, 2 July 2026
Kick-off: 01:00 BST
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