United States vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Preview

United States vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

Competition –  2026 World Cup 

Stadium: Levi’s Stadium

Date:2nd July 2026

Kick-off time – 01:00 GMT

Thursday morning at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara brings a mouth-watering Round of 32 fixture as the United States welcome Bosnia-Herzegovina on home soil. The atmosphere promises to be electric — the Americans are playing on their own turf with a partisan crowd behind them, while Bosnia-Herzegovina arrive as one of the best third-placed teams, having squeezed through Group B with four points. Playing in a World Cup on home soil for the first time in their modern history, the USA will feel the weight of expectation, but Bosnia’s quality cannot be underestimated.

The USA navigated Group D as group winners on six points, though their final group game ended in a 3–2 defeat away to Turkey on 26th June — a result that came after qualification was already secure, with rotation likely playing a part. Prior to that, they beat Australia 2–0 at home on 19th June and Paraguay 4–1 at home on 13th June in commanding group stage displays. Earlier in this run, a 2–1 home defeat to Germany in a pre-tournament friendly on 6th June and a 3–2 home win over Senegal on 31st May complete a sequence of three wins and two losses from five. The Turkey defeat will have been used as a reminder that no performance can be taken for granted — expect a sharpened USA side here.

Bosnia-Herzegovina have been a pleasant surprise in this tournament, qualifying from Group B in third place on four points. Their most recent outing was a 3–1 home win over Qatar on 24th June — a focused and professional performance that showcased their attacking quality when space is available. Prior to that, they lost 4–1 away to Switzerland on 18th June in the heaviest defeat of their group stage campaign. Earlier in this run, a 1–1 draw away in Canada on 12th June, a 1–1 draw away in Panama on 6th June, and a 0–0 draw at home to North Macedonia on 29th May complete a sequence of one win, three draws and one loss. Bosnia can be unpredictable — and the quality of their forward line, led by Dzeko, means they can hurt anyone.

The head-to-head record favours the United States, who have won two of the three previous meetings, with one draw. Most recently, USA won 1–0 at home against Bosnia in a friendly in December 2021. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 0–0 at the USA’s ground in January 2018.

In the USA, the match is live on FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, and UNIVERSO. In the UK, coverage is available on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and BBC Sport Web, with radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, audiences can follow on HRT 2, Federalna TV, and Moja TV.


Possible Lineups

USA (4-3-3) Turner, Scally, Robinson, McKenzie, Trusty, McKennie, Berhalter, Aaronson, Reyna, Pepi, Weah

Bosnia & Herzegovina (4-4-2) Vasilj, Kolasinac, Radeljic, Katic, Malic, Alajbegovic, Basic, Sunjic, Bajraktarevic, Dzeko, Demirovic


Group D Table
Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P
1 USA 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
2 Australia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4
4 Turkey 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3

USA Form
Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Turkey 3–2 USA World Cup 26-06-26
USA 2–0 Australia World Cup 19-06-26
USA 4–1 Paraguay World Cup 13-06-26
USA 1–2 Germany Friendly 06-06-26
USA 3–2 Senegal Friendly 31-05-26
Group B Table
Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P
1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2 Canada 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
4 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 10 -8 1

Bosnia & Herzegovina Form
Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3–1 Qatar World Cup 24-06-26
Switzerland 4–1 Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup 18-06-26
🤝 Canada 1–1 Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup 12-06-26
🤝 Panama 1–1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Friendly 06-06-26
🤝 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0–0 North Macedonia Friendly 29-05-26
Head-to-Head
Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
USA 1–0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Friendly 19-12-21
USA 0–0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Friendly 29-01-18
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3–4 USA Friendly 14-08-13

TV Listings / Streaming
Country Channel
Great Britain BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Web, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic RTE 2, BBC One, RTE Player, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live
USA FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, FOX One
Bosnia & Herzegovina HRT 2, Federalna TV, Arena Sport 1, Moja TV
Germany ORF eins, SRF zwei, MagentaTV
France beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, myCANAL
Australia SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada TSN+, TSN1, RDS, CTV
Spain DAZN Spain, DAZN Mundial, Movistar+
Netherlands NPO 1, NPO Start, Ziggo Go

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