USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina – World Cup Round of 32 Betting Preview, Team News, and Predictions (Jul 1) 

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Match ResultOdds
USA-200
Tie+345
Bosnia & Herzegovina+610

How to Watch

  • Where: Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco, California
  • When: Wednesday, July 1, 8:00 PM ET
  • How to Watch: FOX, Telemundo, Peacock

USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Preview

USA meets Bosnia in the Round of 32, and stands as an absolute favorite in this matchup. However, the Dragons are the ones without any pressure here, while the USMNT has an imperative of winning and advancing to the next stage.

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USA Team News & Stats

Team USA lost to Turkey in the final moments of the game, 3-2, but overall, it wasn’t too important for Pochettino and his crew. They have already secured first place in their group and a spot in the knockout stage.

The USMNT plays high-scoring matches, with 8 of the past 10 ending with over 2.5 goals, and all of those events featured both teams netting.

Likely Lineup: Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, Robinson; Adams, Tillman; Dest, McKennie, Pulisic; Balogun

Bosnia & Herzegovina Team News & Stats

The Dragons beat Qatar 3-1 to seal the knockout phase for the first time in their history. They had 4 points, playing 1-1 vs. Canada and losing 4-1 to Switzerland before beating the Asian team and securing elimination.

Both teams have scored in 9 of Bosnia’s previous 10 meetings. Their defense isn’t constant, and we saw that against the Swiss unit, which collapsed in the last half hour, allowing 4 hits.

Likely Lineup: Vasilj; Dedic, Katic, Hadzikadunic, Kolasinac; Alajbegovic, Sunjic, Tahirovic, Memic; Dzeko, Demirovic

Head to Head

The USA and Bosnia played 3 matches in total, all of which were friendlies. First was in 2013, 4-3 for America, second in 2018, 0-0, and the most recent in 2021, 1-0 for the USA.

USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Predictions

Rest assured, the Bosnian unit won’t defend or back down against the USA. That’s why we expect to see goals on both ends of the field here. The American team is the favorite, but overall, we are more certain in betting on goals than their triumph.

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