The USA will look to rediscover their early tournament form when they face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 32 tonight. Mauricio Pochettinos men clinched qualification from Group D with wins over Australia and Paraguay before a dead-rubber defeat to Turkey last time out.Pochettinos side have a nice look to them, combining high intensity in midfield, flair in attack and solidity at the back.Bosnia and Herzegovina wont be overawed though having seen off Wales and Italy to reach the World Cup. They qualified for the knockout stages by taking four points from Group B clashes with Canada, Qatar and Switzerland.Table of ContentsWhere to watch USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina: TV channel, live online streamsWorld Cup 2026: USMNT v Bosnia and Herzegovina statsWhere to watch USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina: TV channel, live online streamsThe United States versus Bosnia and Herzegovina kicks off at 1am in the early hours of Thursday morning in the UK.You can watch it on BBC One and stream via the BBC iPlayer.World Cup 2026: USMNT v Bosnia and Herzegovina statsErmin Mahmic has scored from the bench in his two appearances at these finals and with both of his attempts The USA are playing a World Cup knockout match on home soil for the second time, having met Brazil in the last 16 when the USMNT were the sole hosts of the competition in 1994They lost 1-0 on that occasion, playing much of the second half with 10 players in Stanford, California and failing to have an attempt on target throughoutHaving beaten Paraguay 4-1 and Australia 2-0 to win their group with a game to spare, the USA have won consecutive World Cup matches for the first time since the 1930 editionAcross their eight World Cup knockout-stage matches, the USA have lost seven times and conceded 22 goals. Their victory came against Mexico in the 2002 round of 16, winning 2-0 through goals from Brian McBride and Landon DonovanThe Stars and Stripes are unbeaten in the three editions of this fixture (W2 D1) all in friendlies, from 2013 to 2021 but have won one of their last 21 World Cup meetings with European nations (D7 L13) and are winless in their last 13 such matches (D6 L7) since a 3-2 victory over Portugal in 2002Bosnia and Herzegovina have never kept a clean sheet in their six World Cup matches; no side has ever played more at the finals without oneThey have the tallest squad at the tournament, with an average height of 6ft 1in, and have scored three goals from corners, which is the most by a team at a single edition since England netted four by the method in 2018In their 3-1 win over Qatar to seal their place in the knockout stage, Bosnia and Herzegovina finished on an expected goals total of 0.68Esmir Bajraktarevic was born in the US in 2004 after his family emigrated, having fled the Bosnian War. The winger decided to represent his parents birthplace despite receiving his first international cap for USA in a 2024 friendly against Slovenia Topics Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team United States Men's National Soccer Team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read World Cup 2026 live: USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed teams and full line ups, TV channel, live online stream and stats Nicholas McGee 2nd July, 2026 USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction Jon Fisher 1st July, 2026 World Cup 2026: Last 32 ties confirmed as group stage ends Tom Rostance 28th June, 2026 USA boss Pochettino bristles after World Cup defeat: Your question is weird Ben Miller 27th June, 2026 LIVE Turkey v USA Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 25th June, 2026 Turkey v USA: Teams confirmed as World Cup hosts look to sign off in style Tom Rostance 26th June, 2026
