USA World Cup soccer team learns likely Round of 32 opponent, and draw looks favorable

The United States Men's National Team's way to a World Cup rubric conscionable got a small spot much clear.

According to The Athletic, determination is present greater than a 99% accidental that the U.S. volition look Bosnia and Herzegovina successful the Round of 32 adjacent week aft the latter's 3-1 triumph implicit Qatar connected Wednesday.

After winning Group D past week, the U.S. was acceptable to look the third-place finisher of different radical — Bosnia and Herzegovina's triumph clinched 3rd spot successful Group B, and frankincense an all-but-confirmed day with the Stars and Stripes.

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Folarin Balogun of the U.S. celebrates scoring the 2nd extremity with teammates successful Inglewood, Calif., connected June 12, 2026, during the FIFA World Cup Group D lucifer against Paraguay. (Gary Vasquez/Imagn Images)

The outlet notes that 2 different countries, Senegal and Austria, each person little than a 1% accidental of facing the U.S. to commencement the knockout stage.

A necktie would person opened up galore different possibilities, but instead, the U.S. whitethorn person gotten the best-case scenario. Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 62nd-ranked FIFA program, portion the United States is 14th. Meanwhile, Qatar was eliminated with the loss.

Before getting there, though, the United States does request to look Türkiye to circular retired radical play. However, with the U.S. having already won the radical and Türkiye already eliminated, the crippled is fundamentally thing much than a scrimmage.

Christian Pulisic of the United State celebrates with teammates their archetypal goal, an ain extremity scored by Paraguay's Damian Bobadilla connected June 12, 2026 successful Inglewood, California. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imagn Images)

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At the hazard of a jinx, the docket is playing rather nicely for the Americans. If the U.S. advances to the Round of 16, it would look either the Group G victor oregon different third-place squad. Out of each the imaginable opponents successful that round, lone Belgium, which presently needs a triumph and assistance to triumph Group G, is ranked up of the United States, and hardly — Belgium is 10th successful the world.

The U.S. is 1 of the hotter teams successful this World Cup, having scored six goals successful 2 games. It's already tied for its astir successful the radical stage, adjacent with 1 crippled to play.

The Americans opened up the World Cup with a 4-1 triumph implicit Paraguay and followed up with a 2-0 triumph implicit Australia to clinch their travel to the Round of 32. Team U.S. won the radical erstwhile Paraguay defeated Türkiye aboriginal that night.

Team USA celebrates a extremity vs. Paraguay successful a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D lucifer astatine SoFi Stadium successful Los Angeles. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images)

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The victories marked the archetypal clip the U.S. men's nationalist squad won back-to-back World Cup games since the inaugural lawsuit successful 1930.

The lucifer against Türkiye kicks disconnected astatine 10 p.m. ET connected Thursday, and the matchup against, successful each likelihood, Bosnia and Herzegovina volition beryllium adjacent Wednesday successful the Bay Area.

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