The 2026 World Cup is entering the final days of the group stage, and by the end of the weekend the knockout bracket will be complete, with the 32 remaining teams continuing their pursuit of soccer's biggest prize. The United States closed out Group D with a 3-2 defeat to Türkiye, but the result ultimately had little impact. Mauricio Pochettino's side had already secured its place in the knockout rounds. I'm Francesco Porzio with the latest.
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🇺🇸 United States to face Bosnia-Herzegovina
Getty Images After Thursday's games we finally have a clear idea of who the team will be that faces the United States and Mauricio Pochettino in the round of 32. Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the surprises of the tournament, will meet the USMNT next week, on July 1 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Bosnia's win against Qatar on Wednesday moved them onto four points with a -1 goal difference, guaranteeing they would not finish among the four eliminated third-place teams. With Sweden's advancement also confirmed after Thursday's game, the final permutation was locked in, setting up a round of 32 meeting between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States.
Pochettino made several rotations in the last match of the group phase as the game wasn't relevant to the standings, and there were some positive aspects despite the defeat, such as the comeback of Christian Pulisic after the injury that prevented him from playing against Australia. Our own Pardeep Cattry broke the game down for us:
- Cattry: "If it was a good game for anyone, though, it was for the frequent starters who took in the first half from the bench. Not a single person who replaced them bolstered their argument to enter the lineup when Wednesday's round of 32 game comes around. The loss to Turkiye was far from entertaining, at times uninspiring, but also offered a stark reminder that the USMNT are one team with their best players and an entirely different team without them, their bench perhaps not as deep as it had seemed in the wins over Paraguay and Australia."
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