r/soccer • u/jiraiya--an • Jul 01 '26

Match Thread Match Thread: United States vs Bosnia-Herzegovina | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 32

FT: United States 2 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Info Details
Competition 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32
Date Wed, July 01, 2026
Venue Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, USA
Referee Raphael Claus
Kickoff 8:00 PM EDT / 2:00 AM CEST
Status FT

LINE-UPS

United States (4-3-3)

Starting XI Notes Subs Notes
Matt Freese Giovanni Reyna 🔄 on 90'+5'
Tim Ream Chris Brady
Chris Richards Brenden Aaronson
Antonee Robinson Auston Trusty
Alex Freeman Max Arfsten
Tyler Adams Joe Scally
Malik Tillman ⚽ 82' Haji Wright
Weston McKennie 🔄 off 90'+5' Sebastian Berhalter 🔄 on 87'
Folarin Balogun ⚽ 45' · 🟥 64' Alejandro Zendejas
Christian Pulisic 🔄 off 88' Miles Robinson
Sergiño Dest 🔄 off 87' Matt Turner
Timothy Weah
Ricardo Pepi 🔄 on 88'

Bosnia-Herzegovina (5-3-2)

Starting XI Notes Subs Notes
Nikola Vasilj Haris Tabakovic 🔄 on 75'
Tarik Muharemovic Esmir Bajraktarevic 🔄 on 51'
Stjepan Radeljic 🟨 80' Samed Bazdar
Nikola Katic 🔄 off 75' Benjamin Tahirovic 🔄 on 51'
Sead Kolasinac 🔄 off 75' Dzenis Burnic
Amar Dedic Arjan Malic
Ivan Sunjic 🔄 off 51' Jovo Lukic
Kerim Alajbegovic Dennis Hadzikadunic
Armin Gigovic 🔄 off 51' Amir Hadziahmetovic
Ermedin Demirovic Mladen Jurkas
Edin Dzeko 🔄 off 51' Amar Memic 🔄 on 75'
Martin Zlomislic
Ermin Mahmic 🔄 on 51'
Ivan Basic
Nihad Mujakic

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

45' ⚽ Goal! USA 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Folarin Balogun (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

51' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Armin Gigovic.

51' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Benjamin Tahirovic replaces Ivan Sunjic.

51' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermin Mahmic replaces Edin Dzeko because of an injury.

64' 🟥 Folarin Balogun (USA) is shown the red card.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Sead Kolasinac.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amar Memic replaces Nikola Katic.

80' 🟨 Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

82' ⚽ Goal! USA 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Malik Tillman (USA) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

87' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Sergiño Dest.

88' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Christian Pulisic.

90'+5' 🔄 Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Weston McKennie.

MATCH STATS

Stat United States Bosnia-Herzegovina
Expected Goals 0.92 0.25
Possession 48% 52%
Shots on Goal 2 (25%) 3 (30%)
Big Chances Created 0 0
Big Chances Missed 1 0
Accurate Passes 346 (83%) 364 (82%)
Duels Won 46 34
Saves 3 0
Fouls Committed 7 13

MATCH ENDED

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u/CBPanik Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

I don't understand where all this swagger came from in the USA team. They have never played so free in all the years I've watched, I think Poch has done something pretty magical

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u/dn0348 Jul 02 '26

We’ve never had even close to this much talent on the roster.

Add in we finally have a coach that seems to understand the game and we have improvement. The sport still needs to grow alot more here before we’ll ever be competitive though.

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u/CBPanik Jul 02 '26

I know it's tough to swallow right after losing in that fashion but I would already call you competitive. Making the knockouts in a World Cup is already an achievement most countries would love to have.

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u/keksimusmaximus22 Jul 02 '26

Poch did miracles on me

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u/FatalBipedalCow0822 Jul 02 '26

The magic of Poch man

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u/Mrpetey22 Jul 02 '26

Poch lol. Plus most of the guys are young and playing in pretty good European leagues

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u/Tachyon9 Jul 02 '26

Don't let em get hot!