United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 World Cup 2026 recap and lineup context
Knockout path · R32 at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara). Kickoff is listed as 2026-07-02 08:00 Beijing time and 2026-07-01 17:00 venue local time.
Status
Finished 2-0. This page is generated from the current data worker package updated at 2026-08-01T06:40:31.736Z.
Game intelligence brief
Both teams are profiled here with the confirmed result, scorer timeline when open references provide it, and the same strength model used before kickoff. The model score gap was 25 points, with the stronger preview profile ahead by that margin.
Result recap
Home won 2-0. The public event feed lists 2 scoring actions, starting with Flvrin Balvgan at 45'. The recap keeps the final score beside the strength profile so readers can compare what happened with the preview model, rather than treating the scoreline as an isolated result.
Lineups, injuries and form context
This recap keeps pre-match lineup context beside the final score, so readers can compare the confirmed result with the team profile that existed before kickoff. The page is built for readers searching United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina lineups, team news, injuries, form, and player context without result-promise language.
| Topic | United States | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups watch | Mckennie Weston (Midfielder, impact 96); Pulisic Christian (Forward, impact 96); Aaronson Brenden (Forward, impact 92) | Dzeko Edin (Forward, impact 96); Demirovic Ermedin (Forward, impact 82); Kolasinac Sead (Defender, impact 81) |
| Injury and suspension policy | No unverified injury claims are published. | No unverified injury claims are published. |
| Form signal | 70 | 54 |
| Team-news sensitivity | Watch rotation around Mckennie Weston and Pulisic Christian. | Watch rotation around Dzeko Edin and Demirovic Ermedin. |
Agent read and data-quality notes
United States are the model lean at 73.9%, but Bosnia and Herzegovina stay live through venue adaptation can move the match.
| Context quality score | 88 |
|---|---|
| Late-news sensitivity | low |
| Source-backed late signals | 0 |
| Squad completeness | 100% |
| Calibration use | rolling finished-match audit |
Top context drivers
- Team qualityhome · weight 2.6 · ratings+squad+rank
- Chance creation vs defensehome · weight 0.9 · ratings.attack/execution vs opponent defense/control
- Venue adaptationhome · weight 0.4 · venue climate profile
- Travel and resthome · weight 0.1 · confederation travel proxy + rest days
Watch points
- mild coastal open-air conditions can raise fatigue variance.
- Early scoring would validate the favorite lane faster.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
- Largest swing factors: Team quality, Chance creation vs defense, Venue adaptation.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
Scenario notes
- Travel and rest imbalance is large enough to affect rotation and second-half legs.
No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Scoring timeline
- 45' - Flvrin Balvgan · home · Goal
- 82' - Malik Tillman · home · Goal
Side-by-side rating
| Signal | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Team page | United States | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Power score | 81 | 56 |
| FIFA live rank | 16 | 61 |
| Attack | 82 | 59 |
| Control | 78 | 47 |
| Defense | 83 | 52 |
| Depth | 86 | 68 |
| Form | 70 | 54 |
| Execution | 85 | 58 |
Tactical keys
- Team quality: United States. Radar, ranking, key-player impact and squad experience.
- Chance creation vs defense: United States. Compares attack, execution, control and key-player impact against opponent defense, control, depth and current form.
- Venue adaptation: United States. mild coastal, altitude 22m, open-air conditions.
- Travel and rest: United States. Travel load, rest days and rotation depth before kickoff.
- Style matchup: United States. Open-air venue keeps fatigue, weather, and game-state volatility in the model.
- Late team news: even. No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Key players to watch
- Mckennie Weston - Midfielder. Impact 96. Caps 66, goals 12.
- Pulisic Christian - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 86, goals 33.
- Aaronson Brenden - Forward. Impact 92. Caps 58, goals 9.
- Dzeko Edin - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 148, goals 73.
- Demirovic Ermedin - Forward. Impact 82. Caps 41, goals 4.
- Kolasinac Sead - Defender. Impact 81. Caps 66, goals 0.
Useful context links
- Lineups watch and team-news hubBrowse fixture pages built for lineup, injury, suspension, form, and team-news searches.
- United States squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara) venue and weather notesClimate, roof, altitude, travel, and rest context for this fixture.
- Daily match briefing for 2026-07-02All fixtures, recaps, and share-ready match links for this date.
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- Tournament structureGroups, standings, third-place race, and knockout path.
Data notes
Score and event rows come from the current open-reference package. If a reference later revises a scorer or minute, the dynamic page updates from the live worker first. Read the source notes and editorial policy, and site discovery hub for the full page map.