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Key takeaways
- Moving into the knockout rounds, the U.S. is favored against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which made it to the last 32 as the fifth-ranked third-place team in the tournament.
- Just what can the U.S. expect on Wednesday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California?
- Coach Sergej Barbarez, a former player and captain of Bosnia and Herzegovina himself, had never managed before when he was appointed in 2024.
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Its lively defeat of Paraguay in the opener followed by a professional victory over feisty Australia and a fully rotated side falling dramatically to Türkiye in stoppage time have raised expectations considerably across the country.
Moving into the knockout rounds, the U.S. is favored against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which made it to the last 32 as the fifth-ranked third-place team in the tournament. But even with the Americans in outstanding form, they can hardly get comfortable, not even against a team sitting 61st in FIFA's rankings.
Just what can the U.S. expect on Wednesday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California? ESPN turned to Julien Laurens to detail what Bosnia and Herzegovina will bring to pitch, and Jeff Carlisle explains how the Americans will counter.