The USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina have confirmed their beginning groups for his or her last-32 tie on the World Cup 2026 in San Francisco on Thursday.
The co-hosts beat Paraguay 4-1 and Australia 2-0 to win Group D earlier than shedding 3-2 to a 98th-minute purpose by eradicated Turkiye.
European play-off winners, Sergej Barbarez’s aspect drew 1-1 with Canada, misplaced 4-1 to Switzerland and beat Qatar 3-1, going by as top-of-the-line third-placed groups.
The victors will face the winners of Belgium vs Senegal within the final 16 in Seattle on July 7 (01:00 BST).
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World Cup 2026: USA confirmed staff vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States make 10 modifications from the XI that started their closing group sport towards Turkey, which was a lifeless rubber for Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect.
Weston McKennie is the one participant from that staff to retain his place, with Pochettino reverting to the XI that began the event with a 4-1 win over Paraguay.
Christian Pulisic returns to the beginning XI for the primary time because the USA’s opener.
USA beginning XI: Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, A. Robinson; Tillman, Adams; Dest, McKennie, Pulisic; Balogun.
USMNT substitutes: Turner, Brady, Trusty, M. Robinson, Arfsten, Scally, Reyna, Berhalter, Pepi, Aaronson, Wright, Weah, Zendejas.
World Cup 2026: Bosnia and Herzegovina full line up vs USMNT
Bosnia make three modifications from the XI that began their win over Qatar.
Tarik Muharemovic, Amar Dedic and Armin Gigovic come into the aspect, with Arjan Malic, Ivan Primary, Esmir Bajraktarevic dropping to the bench.
Bosnia and Herzegovina beginning XI: Vasilj; Katic, Radeljic, Muharemovic; Dedic, Gigovic, Sunjic, Kolasinac; Alajbegovic; Dzeko, Demirovic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina substitutes: Jurkas, Zlomislic, Mujakic, Hadzikadunic, Malic, Tahirovic, Primary, Memic, Hadziahmetovic, Burnic, Mahmic, Bazdar, Bajraktarevic, Tabakovic, Lukic.
The place to look at USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: TV channel, dwell on-line streams
Kick-off on Thursday is at 01:00 BST (20:00 ET / 17:00 PT). Within the UK, dwell protection is on ITV1.
Followers can stream the motion by way of ITV’s website and ITVX app, which is offered on an unlimited number of gadgets for viewing on the go.
USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 stats
- The USA are taking part in a World Cup knockout match on dwelling soil for the second time, having met Brazil within the final 16 when the USMNT have been the only hosts of the competitors in 1994
- They misplaced 1-0 on that event, taking part in a lot of the second half with 10 gamers in Stanford, California and failing to have an try heading in the right direction all through
- Having crushed Paraguay 4-1 and Australia 2-0 to win their group with a sport to spare, the USA have gained consecutive World Cup matches for the primary time because the 1930 version
- Throughout their eight World Cup knockout-stage matches, the USA have misplaced seven instances and conceded 22 targets. Their victory got here towards Mexico within the 2002 spherical of 16, successful 2-0 by targets from Brian McBride and Landon Donovan
- The Stars and Stripes are unbeaten within the three editions of this fixture (W2 D1) – all in friendlies, from 2013 to 2021 – however have gained certainly one of their final 21 World Cup conferences with European nations (D7 L13) and are winless of their final 13 such matches (D6 L7) since a 3-2 victory over Portugal in 2002
- Bosnia and Herzegovina have by no means stored a clear sheet of their six World Cup matches; no aspect has ever performed extra on the finals with out one
- They’ve the tallest squad on the event, with a mean top of 6ft 1in, and have scored three targets from corners, which is essentially the most by a staff at a single version since England netted 4 by the strategy in 2018
- Of their 3-1 win over Qatar to seal their place within the knockout stage, Bosnia and Herzegovina completed on an anticipated targets whole of 0.68
- Esmir Bajraktarevic was born within the US in 2004 after his household emigrated, having fled the Bosnian Warfare. The winger determined to characterize his mother and father’ birthplace regardless of receiving his first worldwide cap for USA in a 2024 pleasant towards Slovenia
- Ermin Mahmic has scored from the bench in his two appearances at these finals and with each of his makes an attempt
