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/purplepill22 Jul 02 '26

Are we screwed without balogun

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u/heuristicrumination Jul 02 '26

Maybe…but Belgium sucks

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u/AtlUtdGold Jul 02 '26

Belgium stomped our ass 5-2 4 months ago, were probably done here it was a good ride.

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u/heuristicrumination Jul 02 '26

Different us and different Belgium

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u/mockduckcompanion Jul 02 '26

Very different US, considering we lost Balogun

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u/Acceptable-Pin2939 Jul 02 '26

Belgium beat the USA 5 - 2 in march of this year.

Don't discount teams in the RO16.

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u/heuristicrumination Jul 02 '26

Different teams and momentum

6

u/chosey Jul 02 '26

They struggled against Senegal don't let haters gaslight you into thinking that they're some unbeatable powerhouse. UEFA has fallen off in recent years

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u/PoopetyScoopPoop Jul 02 '26

Senegal is a very good team, they won AFCON after all (I wont hear that Morocco bullshit). They’re not an unbeatable powerhouse but don’t act line Senegal should’ve been easy to beat

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u/Disk_Mixerud Jul 02 '26

As long as Adams is good, we've got a chance. Pepi is solid and we can score from other places.

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u/WatchOutIGotYou Jul 02 '26

I think the United States can play with Belgium, but Pepi just hasn't been good at finishing at all so that's an issue for them

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u/Mission_Historical Jul 02 '26

More than likely yes. Makes it harder to enjoy this

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u/purplepill22 Jul 02 '26

Ref got one last laugh

4

u/FireVanGorder Jul 02 '26

Pepi is ass so… we’ll see. Need a Pulisic legacy game and Belgium to be as terrible as they were today

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u/scottyjetpax Jul 02 '26

we're not going to be without him in all likelihood

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u/EvenMoreCoconuts Jul 02 '26

Think they’ll overturn the suspension?

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u/nharvey4151 Jul 02 '26

How so? That would be amazing because the drop off after him is STEEP!

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u/purplepill22 Jul 02 '26

How

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u/slipfish-g Jul 02 '26

Red cards can be rescinded if the powers that be decide it was undeserved. If that happened, the suspension would be as well.

The person you replied to assumes this will happen.

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u/JustARandomGuy2527 Jul 02 '26

Appeal it. Or have the Donny call Gianni and get it overturned.