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The United States advanced from the round of 32, shutting out Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California. The USMNT took the lead in the 45th when Folarin Balogun scored. Balogun saw red in the 64th. Malik Tillman doubled the USA lead in the 82nd minute, converting a freekick from just outside the box. USA goalkeeper Matt Freese kept the clean sheet with three saves.

The USMNT plays Belgium on Monday in Seattle in the round of 16 (8pm ET – FOX).

Match: United States Men’s National Team vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: July 1, 2026
Competition: 2026 FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage – Round of 32
Venue: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.
Attendance: 68,827
Kickoff: 5pm PT
Weather: 71 degrees, sunny

Scoring Summary 1 2 F
USA 1 1 2
BIH 0 0 0
USA – Folarin Balogun 45th minute
USA – Malik Tillman 82

Lineups:
USA: 24-Matt Freese; 16-Alex Freeman, 3-Chris Richards 13-Tim Ream (Capt.), 5-Antonee Robinson; 4-Tyler Adams, 17-Malik Tillman, 2-Sergiño Dest (14-Sebastian Berhalter, 87), 8-Weston McKennie (7-Gio Reyna, 90+5), 10-Christian Pulisic (9-Ricardo Pepi, 88); 20-Folarin Balogun
Substitutes not used: 1-Matt Turner, 25-Chris Brady, 6-Auston Trusty, 11-Brenden Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 18-Max Arfsten, 19-Haji Wright, 21-Tim Weah, 23-Joe Scally, 26-Alex Zendejas Head Coach: Mauricio Pochettino

BIH: 1-Nikola Vasilj; 18-Nikola Katic (15-Amar Memić, 75), 21-Stjepan Radeljić, 4-Tarik Muharemovic; 7- Amar Dedic, 8-Armina Gigovic (20-Esmir Bajraktarevic, 51), 14-Ivan Šunjić (6-Benjamin Tahirovic, 14), 5-Sead Kolasinac (23-Haris Tabaković, 75), 19-Kerim Alajbegovic; 11- Edin Džeko (Capt.) (26-Ermin Mahmić, 51), 10-Ermedin Demirović
Substitutes not used: 12-Mladen Jurkas, 22-Martin Zlomislić; 2-Nihad Mujakic, 3-Dennis Hadzikadunic, 9-Samed Baždar, 13- Ivan Bašić, 16-Amir Hadžiahmetović, 17-Dzenis Burnic, 25-Jovo Lukic Head Coach: Sergej Barbarez

Stats Summary: USA / BIH
Shots: 8 / 10
Shots on Goal: 2 / 3
Saves: 3 / 0
Corner Kicks: 4 / 3
Fouls: 7 / 13
Offsides: 3 / 0

Misconduct Summary
USA – Folarin Balogun (Ejection) 64th minute
BIH – Stjepan Radeljic (Caution) 80

Officials:
Referee: Raphael Claus (BRA)
Assistant 1: Danilo Mannis (BRA)
Assistant 2: Rodrigo Figueiredo (BRA)
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera (ARG)
VAR 1: Juan Soto (VEN)
VAR 2: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
VAR 3: Jerome Brisard (FRA)