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The United States men’s nationalist shot squad (USMNT) did its occupation to statesman this 2026 FIFA World Cup connected location soil, winning Group D and moving connected to the knockout stages.
Now, the existent tally they’ve been looking guardant to for the past 4 years begins connected Wednesday nighttime successful the San Francisco Bay Area.
The USMNT volition beryllium pitted against Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 of the large stories of this World Cup, successful the circular of 32 to find who is moving connected successful the tournament, and who volition beryllium heading home.
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Folarin Balogun #20 of United States celebrates with teammates aft scoring during the 2nd fractional of the planetary affable lucifer betwixt United States and Senegal astatine Bank of America Stadium connected May 31, 2026 successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (Cory Knowlton/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)
For the "visitors" successful this case, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s travel not lone knocked disconnected Italy, an iconic state successful presumption of soccer, to get into this World Cup, but they’ve done capable to go a third-place squad that moves connected successful this inaugural expanded format.
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Their 3-1 triumph implicit Qatar connected June 24 gave them the indispensable 3 points needed to determination connected aft drafting against Canada, a chap big state alongside the U.S. and Mexico, which earned them 1 point. They fell to Switzerland, 4-1, arsenic the winners of Group B moved connected successful their ain right.
But Bosnia and Herzegovina knew what they needed to bash against Qatar, and present they transportation momentum into a matchup against a Team USA squad that was hoping for a spot much themselves erstwhile they faced Türkiye successful their last Group D matchup past week.
Of course, the crippled meant nothing, but Türkiye’s precocious extremity successful stoppage clip gave them a 3-2 triumph that soured what appeared to beryllium a 2-2 gully successful Los Angeles. Granted, U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino wasn’t taking immoderate chances, leaving galore connected his accustomed starting XI connected the bench, though Christian Pulisic made his instrumentality successful the 2nd fractional aft missing clip owed to a calf injury.
United States fans cheer aft a extremity against Turkiye successful the 2nd fractional of a FIFA World Cup 2026 lucifer astatine Los Angeles Stadium successful Inglewood connected June 25, 2026. (Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News)
However, that’s looking astatine it from the pessimist’s constituent of view. The patriotic optimist viewed that crippled arsenic thing due to the fact that the USMNT already punched their summons to the knockout stages with a 4-2 triumph implicit Paraguay, which conscionable upset Germany connected Monday day successful Boston with a penalty-shootout triumph to determination connected to the circular of 16, and a 2-0 triumph implicit Australia to triumph Group D.
Now, with galore starters good rested and the location assemblage inactive connected their broadside retired successful the Bay Area, the U.S. are beardown favorites to get the occupation done against Bosnia and Herzegovina to cement their ain spot successful the circular of 16.
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Christian Pulisic of the United States celebrates aft an ain extremity by Damian Bobadilla of Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D lucifer astatine Los Angeles Stadium connected June 12, 2026. (Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
When: Wednesday, July 1 astatine 8 p.m. ET Where: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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