{"id":16685,"date":"2026-07-02T19:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16685"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:01:29","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | USA 2\u20130 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ten Men, Two Goals, One Unforgettable Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USA played the final 26 minutes with ten men. They had their top scorer sent off. Bosnia pushed, pressed, and forced multiple saves in the dying minutes. And still the USA won 2\u20130.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night\/#First_Half_Baloguns_Persistence_Pays_Off\" title=\"First Half: Balogun&#8217;s Persistence Pays Off\">First Half: Balogun&#8217;s Persistence Pays Off<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night\/#64%E2%80%B2_%E2%80%94_Baloguns_Red_Card_Changes_Everything\" title=\"64&#8242; \u2014 Balogun&#8217;s Red Card Changes Everything\">64&#8242; \u2014 Balogun&#8217;s Red Card Changes Everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night\/#Ten_Men_Three_Freese_Saves_and_the_Goal_That_Sealed_It\" title=\"Ten Men, Three Freese Saves, and the Goal That Sealed It\">Ten Men, Three Freese Saves, and the Goal That Sealed It<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night\/#Watch_USA_vs_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Match_Highlight_Free_Only_On_ZEE5\" title=\"Watch USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Match Highlight Free Only On ZEE5.\">Watch USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Match Highlight Free Only On ZEE5.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-usa-2-0-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ten-men-two-goals-one-unforgettable-night\/#Stoppage_Time_Freese_Holds_the_Line\" title=\"Stoppage Time: Freese Holds the Line\">Stoppage Time: Freese Holds the Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>This was not a comfortable victory. It was a gritty, chaotic, deeply dramatic win at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium \u2014 powered by Folarin Balogun&#8217;s first-half goal, Malik Tillman&#8217;s stunning free-kick, and Matt Freese&#8217;s superhuman second-half display. The United States go through to face Belgium in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The USA are through to the Round of 16. Stream every <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> knockout match live on ZEE 5 \u2014 get the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 and don&#8217;t miss a moment.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Half_Baloguns_Persistence_Pays_Off\"><\/span><b>First Half: Balogun&#8217;s Persistence Pays Off<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Both sides wasted no time in testing the other. Christian Pulisic had the first real look inside the opening five minutes, his right-footed drive from 23 yards blocked by the Bosnian defence. Bosnia responded through a clever goal-kick routine \u2014 Ermedin Demirovi\u0107 latched on and forced a sharp save from Matt Freese in the 10th minute, followed a minute later by a curling corner delivery from Kerim Alajbegovi\u0107 that narrowly missed.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun then had a goal ruled out in the 15th minute for offside in the build-up. He kept going.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough, when it came, was almost chaotic. Captain Tim Ream intercepted a Bosnian goal-kick at midfield and played it to Malik Tillman. Tillman&#8217;s through-ball took a fortunate double deflection, leaving Balogun to turn and slide a left-footed finish right through Nikola Vasilj&#8217;s legs. 1\u20130, right before the whistle. Deep into stoppage time, Balogun crashed a close-range strike against the crossbar. The first half ended with the USA ahead\u2014and the second half promised it could be 2\u20130 very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"64%E2%80%B2_%E2%80%94_Baloguns_Red_Card_Changes_Everything\"><\/span><b>64&#8242; \u2014 Balogun&#8217;s Red Card Changes Everything<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It did not go to plan. The match turned on its head in the 64th minute. A tangle of legs between Balogun and Bosnian centre-back Tarik Muharemovi\u0107 left the defender clutching his leg and ankle. It was not malicious \u2014 Balogun&#8217;s studs made contact accidentally as they challenged for the ball. VAR reviewed it for several minutes. The verdict: straight red card for serious foul play.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun \u2014 who had scored the opening goal, had a goal disallowed, hit the crossbar, and been the USA&#8217;s most dangerous attacker for 64 minutes \u2014 walked off the pitch. USA down to ten men, still 26 minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ten_Men_Three_Freese_Saves_and_the_Goal_That_Sealed_It\"><\/span><b>Ten Men, Three Freese Saves, and the Goal That Sealed It<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/bosnia-_-herzegovina\/bosnia-_-herzegovina-squad\">Bosnia<\/a> smelled it. They came forward instantly. Demirovi\u0107 drove low from 16 yards \u2014 Freese saved it. Substitute Esmir Bajraktarevi\u0107 curled one from 21 yards \u2014 Freese saved that too. The USA&#8217;s goalkeeper was becoming the story.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, it was the ten-man USA who scored next. In the 80th minute, Pulisic found the net after a flowing move involving McKennie and Tillman \u2014 only for offside to wipe it out again. It was the kind of decision that can deflate a team.<\/p>\n<p>Tillman ignored it. Two minutes later, the USA won a free-kick just outside the Bosnian penalty area. Tillman stepped up, shaped his body, and curled a right-footed strike over the wall with precision and pace. Vasilj got a hand to it. The ball had too much on it. Top-left corner. 2\u20130. With ten men. The San Francisco Bay Area Stadium went wild.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_USA_vs_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Match_Highlight_Free_Only_On_ZEE5\"><\/span><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/usa-vs-bih-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5995005?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Match Highlight<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stoppage_Time_Freese_Holds_the_Line\"><\/span><b>Stoppage Time: Freese Holds the Line<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bosnia waswere not done. In the 90+8th minute, Anes Ma\u0161i\u0107 drove low from the left and forced Freese into a scrambling save. A minute later, Ma\u0161i\u0107 fired again toward the far post \u2014 it fizzed inches wide. The final whistle went immediately after. USA 2\u20130. Clean sheet. Ten men. Through.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/usa\/usa-squad\">USA<\/a>&#8216;s Round of 16 opponent is Belgium \u2014 a side that pulled off its own dramatic comeback against Senegal earlier. Belgium won 3\u20132 after extra time, including a controversial penalty in the dying moments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>USA vs Belgium in the Round of 16 \u2014 live on ZEE 5, India&#8217;s official home of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA played the final 26 minutes with ten men. They had their top scorer sent off. Bosnia pushed, pressed, and forced multiple saves in the dying minutes. 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