The United States are coming off a last minute loss to Turkey to finish the group stage, but the US are undeterred heading into the knockout stage facing Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32.
The US was dominant in the 4-1 win over Paraguay and then beat Australia 2-0 to win the group after the first two matches. Resting, most of their starters, Turkey would get a win in the final minute of stoppage time to beat the Americans 3-2 instead of the US heading into the knockout stage without a loss. Fol Balogun has two goals in the two matches he’s played as the US kept him off the field in the final group stage game. Alex Freeman, Sebastian Berhalter, Gio Reyna and Auston Trusty have all scored for the US while Freeman, Berhalter, Christian Pulisic and Malik Tillman each have an assist. Bosnia-Herzegovina, in group B finished in third place and qualified for the knockout round winning its final game of the group stage beating Qatar 3-1. Bosnia-Herzegovina started the World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Canada before falling 4-1 to Switzerland. Ermin Mahmic leads the team with two goals.
The winner of the United States and Bosnia-Herzegovina match will face the winner of Belgium and Senegal on Monday, July 6.
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