FIFA World Cup

United States vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32

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United States
  • 45': Folarin Balogun
  • Red Card 64': Folarin Balogun
  • 82': Malik Tillman
FT
2 - 0
Bosnia-Herzegovina

    U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina to reach World Cup round of 16

    Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man U.S. squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to advance to the round of 16.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Chris Richards.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Ream.
    • 4': Corner, USA. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
    • 5': Corner, USA. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 7': Chris Richards (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 8': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
    • 10': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
    • 14': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 14': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Vasilj (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 20': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, USA. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.
    • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 31': Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
    • 31': Offside, USA. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
    • 33': Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
    • 38': Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
    • 41': Foul by Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 41': Folarin Balogun (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Malik Tillman with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 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.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Adams (USA).
    • 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 45'+6': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+8': Folarin Balogun (USA) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a headed pass.
    • 45'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 45'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+10': First Half ends, USA 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
    • 47': Foul by Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 47': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Corner, USA. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
    • 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.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic.
    • 61': Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Folarin Balogun (USA).
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Folarin Balogun (USA).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Folarin Balogun (USA).
    • 64': Folarin Balogun (USA) is shown the red card.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (USA).
    • 68': Attempt saved. Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (USA).
    • 69': Foul by Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 69': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic.
    • 75': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Sead Kolasinac.
    • 75': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amar Memic replaces Nikola Katic.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Foul by Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 77': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
    • 79': Offside, USA. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
    • 80': Foul by Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 80': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 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': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 87': Matt Freese (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Freese (USA).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Substitution, USA. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Sergiño Dest.
    • 88': Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Christian Pulisic.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 90': Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stjepan Radeljic.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
    • 90'+3': Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 90'+5': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Weston McKennie.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alex Freeman (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
    • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic following a fast break.
    • 90'+10': Tim Ream (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+10': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
    • 90'+10': Offside, USA. Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, USA 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bih.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBIH USAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/usa.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 1
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 3
    51.6 Possession 48.4
    10 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    365 Accurate Passes 349
    447 Passes 415
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 14
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 42
    12 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 8
    15 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 7
    26 Effective Clearances 28
    26 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Levi's Stadium
    Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
    Attendance: 68,827

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    24 Matt Freese (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    3 Chris Richards
    5 Antonee Robinson
    16 Alex Freeman
    4 Tyler Adams
    17 Malik Tillman
    8 Weston McKennie
    20 Folarin Balogun
    10 Christian Pulisic
    2 Sergiño Dest
    United States Substitutes:
    Giovanni Reyna, Chris Brady, Brenden Aaronson, Auston Trusty, Max Arfsten, Joe Scally, Haji Wright, Sebastian Berhalter, Alejandro Zendejas, Miles Robinson, Matt Turner, Timothy Weah, Ricardo Pepi.

    BIH Bosnia-Herzegovina (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Nikola Vasilj (GK)
    4 Tarik Muharemovic
    21 Stjepan Radeljic Yellow Card
    18 Nikola Katic
    5 Sead Kolasinac
    7 Amar Dedic
    14 Ivan Sunjic
    19 Kerim Alajbegovic
    8 Armin Gigovic
    10 Ermedin Demirovic
    11 Edin Dzeko
    Bosnia-Herzegovina Substitutes:
    Haris Tabakovic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Samed Bazdar, Benjamin Tahirovic, Dzenis Burnic, Arjan Malic, Jovo Lukic, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Mladen Jurkas, Amar Memic, Martin Zlomislic, Ermin Mahmic, Ivan Basic, Nihad Mujakic.

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