Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 – 2 United States

WORLDCUP · July 2, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

The United States shut out Bosnia-Herzegovina two-nil in World Cup action, and it was a composed, disciplined performance from Gregg Berhalter's side that got the job done. The Americans came out purposeful, and once they broke the deadlock, Bosnia never really had an answer. The Bosnians held the ball slightly more, finishing with fifty-one point six percent possession, but possession without penetration means nothing — they managed just three shots on goal and were blanked entirely by Matt Freese, who made three saves to keep the clean sheet intact.

The turning point came when Bosnia's composure cracked — they finished the match with thirteen fouls, a yellow card, and crucially, a red card, which left them chasing the game a man down and opened the door for the Americans to see it out comfortably. Folarin Balogun was the constant threat up front, leading all players with four total shots and giving the Bosnian backline no rest. In the engine room, Alex Freeman was a metronome — fifty-nine accurate passes keeping the American structure tight and the tempo in their hands. And defensively, Antonee Robinson was everywhere, logging thirteen defensive interventions and smothering whatever Bosnia tried to build down his flank.

The United States controlled the moments that mattered, punished Bosnia's indiscipline, and advance with a clean sheet. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Chris Richards. 1'

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. 4'

Corner, USA. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic. 5'

Delay in match because of an injury Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 6'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 6'

Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 7'

Chris Richards (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7'

Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 8'

Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 8'

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. 10'

Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 14'

Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing. 14'

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. 15'

Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Vasilj (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 18'

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. 20'

Corner, USA. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic. 21'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 23'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 26'

Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 27'

Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA). 27'

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. 31'

Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 33'

Foul by Chris Richards (USA). 33'

Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 38'

Foul by Tyler Adams (USA). 38'

Foul by Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 41'

Folarin Balogun (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing. 41'

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. 42'

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'

Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Adams (USA). 45'+2'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 45'+5'

Foul by Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 45'+6'

Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing. 45'+6'

Folarin Balogun (USA) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a headed pass. 45'+8'

Delay in match because of an injury Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 45'+9'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 45'+10'

First Half ends, USA 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. 45'+10'

Second Half begins USA 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. 45'

Foul by Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 47'

Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 47'

Corner, USA. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac. 48'

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. 51'

Attempt missed. Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic. 56'

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). 61'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 63'

VAR Decision: Card upgraded Folarin Balogun (USA). 63'

Folarin Balogun (USA) is shown the red card. 64'

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). 66'

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). 68'

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. 69'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 72'

Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Antonee Robinson. 73'

Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic. 74'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Sead Kolasinac. 75'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amar Memic replaces Nikola Katic. 75'

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. 77'

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. 79'

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. 80'

Goal! USA 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Malik Tillman (USA) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner. 82'

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. 87'

Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Christian Pulisic. 88'

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'

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'+2'

Foul by Weston McKennie (USA). 90'+3'

Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+3'

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'+5'

Attempt missed. Alex Freeman (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. 90'+6'

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'+8'

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'+9'

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. 90'+10'

Match ends, USA 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.