USA coach Mauricio Pochettino said Wednesday striker Folarin Balogun should “never” have received a red card after he was sent off against Bosnia following a VAR review, meaning he will miss his side’s last-16 World Cup showdown with Belgium next week. In the 64th minute of Wednesday’s knockout game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balogun — […]
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USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina: The shootout records
The USMNT has a slim record in the World Cup knockouts. Seven matches, one win (2-0 over Mexico in 2002). Two games went to overtime — 2-1 losses to Ghana in 2010 and Belgium in 2014 — but the USMNT has never played in a World Cup match that went to penalty kicks. Eight of […]
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Pochettino: USA has chance to ‘fight the history’
U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino, who’s been at the helm for six of those losses, was asked why the USA has a woeful streak against European foes?
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USA needs a clean, mistake-free performance against gritty Bosnia & Herzegovina
The USA is through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, after winning Group D. On Wednesday night, they’ll take on Bosnia & Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, their first test of the knockout rounds. The lineup After making wholesale changes in the final match of the group stages, a 3-2 loss […]
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Pride and resilience carry Bosnia & Herzegovina into knockout round
History is not on the USMNT’s side against Bosnia & Herzegovina in Wednesday’s World Cup round-of-32 game.
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Bosnia beat Qatar to reach World Cup knockout stages for first time
Bosnia-Herzegovina reached the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time after beating 2022 hosts Qatar 3-1 in their final Group B match on Wednesday. Bosnia finished on four points and hours after their game had completed, FIFA announced they will be one of the best eight third-placed teams to progress to the […]
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Around the game
• USMNT: Fifteen members of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team were honored before the USA-Germany game in Chicago. With other former members of the national team working in various capacities at Soldier Field, it was a big event, and they had a lot to say. • Jonathan Tannenwald (Philadelphia Inquirer): Former Union sporting director Earnie […]
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“I am from Bosnia” — Bosnia’s first World Cup success
“I am from Bosnia, Take me to America” — with brass instruments, guitars and a video clip featuring grilled meat, Bosnia already achieved a success with a hit song for the forthcoming World Cup, the Balkan nation’s second ever appearance in it. With several million views across multiple platforms on Tuesday, the song, a reworked […]
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Esmir Bajraktarević, the pride of Appleton
Born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, Esmir Bajraktarević has one cap for the USMNT, but it is with Bosnia & Herzegovina that he made soccer headlines around the world. His successful penalty kick was the deciding attempt as Bosnia & Herzegovina defeated Italy in a shootout to advance to the World Cup, the four-time World […]
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Italy chases World Cup spot as Kosovo bids to make debut
Four-time World Cup winners Italy hope to end a 12-year absence from football’s biggest stage on Tuesday, while Kosovo are dreaming of a first ever appearance at a major tournament. AFP Sport previews the play-off finals that will decide the last four European qualifiers for this summer’s 48-team tournament in the United States, Mexico and […]