USA host Bosnia & Herzegovina in the World Cup 2026 on 2 July 2026, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 01:00 UK Time.
The United States face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Wednesday July 1, with kickoff at 8pm ET.
USA won Group D with seven goals across their opening two games, a 4-1 win over Paraguay and a 2-0 victory over Australia, before Pochettino fielded a rotated lineup in the group finale against Turkey, a 3-2 defeat that had no bearing on their qualification.
Bosnia and Herzegovina finished third in Group B with four points, reaching the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history. They drew 1-1 with Canada, lost 4-1 to Switzerland and beat Qatar 3-1 in Seattle, with 18-year-old Kerim Alajbegovic scoring their first goal and substitute Ermin Mahmic sealing it.
The two sides have met three times in friendlies, all won by the United States, including a 1-0 victory in December 2021.
Christian Pulisic returns from the calf injury that kept him out of the Australia game, coming off the bench against Turkey in the 58th minute and striking the post. He will start on Wednesday and his presence changes everything for Pochettino’s attack.
The best bet for this match is USA to win to nil at 2.25 odds. Bosnia reached the knockout stage through grit and a decisive win over an already eliminated Qatar side. Their defensive record across the group stage, six goals conceded in three matches, does not suggest they can contain a USA attack that has scored seven times already.
Pulisic’s return gives the Americans an attacking dimension that was absent against Australia, and Balogun, Reyna and Aaronson provide additional goal threat from multiple positions. Bosnia have never kept a clean sheet in a competitive match against a side of the USA’s quality and there is no reason to expect one here.
Christian Pulisic to score anytime at 2.40 odds is the player selection. He struck the post on his comeback against Turkey, looked sharp in 30 minutes and carries 33 international goals into a knockout match he has been building towards all tournaments.
The Correct Score Prediction is USA 2-0 at 6.50 odds. Pochettino’s side have kept two clean sheets in three group games, Bosnia’s attack relies heavily on a 40-year-old Dzeko who played just 63 minutes against Switzerland, and a professional two-goal home win is the most likely shape of a match where the gap in quality is significant.
| USA | Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 3 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 1 |
| Goals For | 8 | 5 |
| Goals Against | 4 | 6 |
| USA | Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 6 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 5 |
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26.06.26
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Turkey USA |
3-2 |
|
19.06.26
|
USA Australia |
2-0 |
|
13.06.26
|
USA Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
USA Germany |
1-2 |
|
31.05.26
|
USA Senegal |
3-2 |
|
01.04.26
|
USA Portugal |
0-2 |
|
28.03.26
|
USA Belgium |
2-5 |
|
19.11.25
|
USA Uruguay |
5-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
USA Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
15.10.25
|
USA Australia |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
USA Ecuador |
1-1 |
|
10.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
06.09.25
|
USA South Korea |
0-2 |
|
07.07.25
|
USA Mexico |
1-2 |
|
03.07.25
|
USA Guatemala |
2-1 |
|
30.06.25
|
USA Costa Rica (Penalties:4 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
23.06.25
|
USA Haiti |
2-1 |
|
20.06.25
|
Saudi Arabia USA |
0-1 |
|
15.06.25
|
USA Trinidad and Tobago |
5-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
USA Switzerland |
0-4 |
|
07.06.25
|
USA Turkey |
1-2 |
|
22.03.25
|
Canada USA |
2-1 |
|
20.03.25
|
USA Panama |
0-1 |
|
23.01.25
|
USA Costa Rica |
3-0 |
|
18.01.25
|
USA Venezuela |
3-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
USA Jamaica |
4-2 |
|
15.11.24
|
Jamaica USA |
0-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Mexico USA |
2-0 |
|
13.10.24
|
USA Panama |
2-0 |
|
11.09.24
|
USA New Zealand |
1-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
USA Canada |
1-2 |
|
02.07.24
|
USA Uruguay |
0-1 |
|
27.06.24
|
Panama USA |
2-1 |
|
23.06.24
|
USA Bolivia |
2-0 |
|
13.06.24
|
USA Brazil |
1-1 |
|
08.06.24
|
USA Colombia |
1-5 |
|
25.03.24
|
Mexico USA |
0-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
USA Jamaica |
3-1 |
|
20.01.24
|
USA Slovenia |
0-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Trinidad and Tobago USA |
2-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
USA Trinidad and Tobago |
3-0 |
|
18.10.23
|
USA Ghana |
4-0 |
|
14.10.23
|
USA Germany |
1-3 |
|
13.09.23
|
USA Oman |
4-0 |
|
09.09.23
|
USA Uzbekistan |
3-0 |
|
13.07.23
|
USA Panama (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
10.07.23
|
USA Canada (Penalties:3 - 2) |
2-2 |
|
03.07.23
|
USA Trinidad and Tobago |
6-0 |
|
29.06.23
|
St. Kitts and Nevis USA |
0-6 |
|
25.06.23
|
USA Jamaica |
1-1 |
|
19.06.26
|
USA Australia |
2-0 |
|
13.06.26
|
USA Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
USA Germany |
1-2 |
|
31.05.26
|
USA Senegal |
3-2 |
|
31.03.26
|
USA Portugal |
0-2 |
|
28.03.26
|
USA Belgium |
2-5 |
|
19.11.25
|
USA Uruguay |
5-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
USA Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
15.10.25
|
USA Australia |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
USA Ecuador |
1-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
06.09.25
|
USA South Korea |
0-2 |
|
06.07.25
|
USA Mexico |
1-2 |
|
02.07.25
|
USA Guatemala |
2-1 |
|
29.06.25
|
USA Costa Rica (Penalties:4 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
22.06.25
|
USA Haiti |
2-1 |
|
15.06.25
|
USA Trinidad and Tobago |
5-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
USA Switzerland |
0-4 |
|
07.06.25
|
USA Turkey |
1-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
USA Panama |
0-1 |
|
23.01.25
|
USA Costa Rica |
3-0 |
|
18.01.25
|
USA Venezuela |
3-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
USA Jamaica |
4-2 |
|
13.10.24
|
USA Panama |
2-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
USA New Zealand |
1-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
USA Canada |
1-2 |
|
02.07.24
|
USA Uruguay |
0-1 |
|
23.06.24
|
USA Bolivia |
2-0 |
|
12.06.24
|
USA Brazil |
1-1 |
|
08.06.24
|
USA Colombia |
1-5 |
|
21.03.24
|
USA Jamaica |
3-1 |
|
20.01.24
|
USA Slovenia |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
USA Trinidad and Tobago |
3-0 |
|
18.10.23
|
USA Ghana |
4-0 |
|
14.10.23
|
USA Germany |
1-3 |
|
13.09.23
|
USA Oman |
4-0 |
|
09.09.23
|
USA Uzbekistan |
3-0 |
|
12.07.23
|
USA Panama (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
09.07.23
|
USA Canada (Penalties:3 - 2) |
2-2 |
|
02.07.23
|
USA Trinidad and Tobago |
6-0 |
|
25.06.23
|
USA Jamaica |
1-1 |
|
16.06.23
|
USA Mexico |
3-0 |
|
20.04.23
|
USA Mexico |
1-1 |
|
27.03.23
|
USA El Salvador |
1-0 |
|
29.01.23
|
USA Colombia |
0-0 |
|
26.01.23
|
USA Serbia |
1-2 |
|
21.11.22
|
USA Wales |
1-1 |
|
11.06.22
|
USA Grenada |
5-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
USA Uruguay |
0-0 |
|
01.06.22
|
USA Morocco |
3-0 |
|
26.06.26
|
Turkey USA |
3-2 |
|
20.06.25
|
Saudi Arabia USA |
0-1 |
|
22.03.25
|
Canada USA |
2-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Jamaica USA |
0-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Mexico USA |
2-0 |
|
27.06.24
|
Panama USA |
2-1 |
|
25.03.24
|
Mexico USA |
0-2 |
|
21.11.23
|
Trinidad and Tobago USA |
2-1 |
|
29.06.23
|
St. Kitts and Nevis USA |
0-6 |
|
19.06.23
|
Canada USA |
0-2 |
|
25.03.23
|
Grenada USA |
1-7 |
|
03.12.22
|
Netherlands USA |
3-1 |
|
29.11.22
|
Iran USA |
0-1 |
|
25.11.22
|
England USA |
0-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Saudi Arabia USA |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Japan USA |
2-0 |
|
15.06.22
|
El Salvador USA |
1-1 |
|
31.03.22
|
Costa Rica USA |
2-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Mexico USA |
0-0 |
|
30.01.22
|
Canada USA |
2-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Jamaica USA |
1-1 |
|
10.10.21
|
Panama USA |
1-0 |
|
09.09.21
|
Honduras USA |
1-4 |
|
03.09.21
|
El Salvador USA |
0-0 |
|
29.07.21
|
Qatar USA |
0-1 |
|
16.07.21
|
Martinique USA |
1-6 |
|
03.06.21
|
Honduras USA |
0-1 |
|
30.05.21
|
Switzerland USA |
2-1 |
|
28.03.21
|
Northern Ireland USA |
1-2 |
|
12.11.20
|
Wales USA |
0-0 |
|
04.07.19
|
Jamaica USA |
1-3 |
|
24.06.26
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Qatar |
3-1 |
|
18.06.26
|
Switzerland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-1 |
|
12.06.26
|
Canada Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Panama Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
29.05.26
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina North Macedonia |
0-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Italy (Penalties:4 - 1) |
1-1 |
|
26.03.26
|
Wales Bosnia & Herzegovina (Penalties:2 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
18.11.25
|
Austria Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Romania |
3-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Malta Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-4 |
|
09.10.25
|
Cyprus Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-2 |
|
09.09.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Austria |
1-2 |
|
06.09.25
|
San Marino Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-6 |
|
10.06.25
|
Slovenia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina San Marino |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Cyprus |
2-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Romania Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Netherlands |
1-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Germany Bosnia & Herzegovina |
7-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Hungary |
0-2 |
|
11.10.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Germany |
1-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Hungary Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Netherlands Bosnia & Herzegovina |
5-2 |
|
09.06.24
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
03.06.24
|
England Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Luxembourg Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-1 |
|
16.10.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Portugal |
0-5 |
|
13.10.23
|
Liechtenstein Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Iceland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Liechtenstein |
2-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Luxembourg |
0-2 |
|
17.06.23
|
Portugal Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Slovakia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Iceland |
3-0 |
|
26.09.22
|
Romania Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Montenegro |
1-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
3-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
Montenegro Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
07.06.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Romania |
1-0 |
|
04.06.22
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Luxembourg |
1-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Georgia |
0-1 |
|
19.12.21
|
USA Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
0-2 |
|
13.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
1-3 |
|
12.10.21
|
Ukraine Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Kazakhstan Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Kazakhstan |
2-2 |
|
24.06.26
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Qatar |
3-1 |
|
29.05.26
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina North Macedonia |
0-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Italy (Penalties:4 - 1) |
1-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Romania |
3-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Austria |
1-2 |
|
07.06.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina San Marino |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Cyprus |
2-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Netherlands |
1-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Hungary |
0-2 |
|
11.10.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Germany |
1-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Slovakia |
1-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Portugal |
0-5 |
|
08.09.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Liechtenstein |
2-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Luxembourg |
0-2 |
|
23.03.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Iceland |
3-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Montenegro |
1-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
3-2 |
|
07.06.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Romania |
1-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Luxembourg |
1-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Georgia |
0-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Ukraine |
0-2 |
|
13.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
1-3 |
|
07.09.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Kazakhstan |
2-2 |
|
04.09.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Kuwait |
1-0 |
|
02.06.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Montenegro |
0-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina France |
0-1 |
|
27.03.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Costa Rica |
0-0 |
|
18.11.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Italy |
0-2 |
|
12.11.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Iran |
0-2 |
|
11.10.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Netherlands |
0-0 |
|
08.10.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Northern Ireland (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
07.09.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Poland |
1-2 |
|
15.11.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Italy |
0-3 |
|
12.10.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
4-1 |
|
05.09.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Liechtenstein |
5-0 |
|
26.03.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Greece |
2-2 |
|
23.03.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Armenia |
2-1 |
|
15.10.18
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
11.09.18
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Austria |
1-0 |
|
18.06.26
|
Switzerland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-1 |
|
12.06.26
|
Canada Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Panama Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
26.03.26
|
Wales Bosnia & Herzegovina (Penalties:2 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
18.11.25
|
Austria Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Malta Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-4 |
|
09.10.25
|
Cyprus Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-2 |
|
06.09.25
|
San Marino Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-6 |
|
10.06.25
|
Slovenia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Romania Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Germany Bosnia & Herzegovina |
7-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Hungary Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Netherlands Bosnia & Herzegovina |
5-2 |
|
09.06.24
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
03.06.24
|
England Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Luxembourg Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Liechtenstein Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Iceland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Portugal Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Slovakia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
26.09.22
|
Romania Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-1 |
|
11.06.22
|
Montenegro Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
04.06.22
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
19.12.21
|
USA Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Ukraine Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Kazakhstan Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-2 |
|
01.09.21
|
France Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
06.06.21
|
Denmark Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-2 |
|
15.11.20
|
Netherlands Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Poland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
04.09.20
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
18.11.19
|
Liechtenstein Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-3 |
|
15.10.19
|
Greece Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-1 |
|
08.09.19
|
Armenia Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4-2 |
|
11.06.19
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-1 |
|
08.06.19
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
18.11.18
|
Spain Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
15.11.18
|
Austria Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-0 |
|
11.10.18
|
Turkey Bosnia & Herzegovina |
0-0 |
|
08.09.18
|
Northern Ireland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-2 |
|
19.12.2021
|
USA Bosnia & Herzegovina |
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29.01.2018
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19.12.2021
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29.01.2018
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