Before kick-off: define the sample first
| Outcome | matches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| USA wins | 0 | — |
| Draws | 0 | — |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina wins | 0 | — |
FactUsing the explicit scope of completed 2026 World Cup matches before kick-off, the teams had met 0 times: 0 USA wins, 0 draws and 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina wins. This is not presented as an all-time record.
FactThe comparison direction on this page is fixed: USA is the recorded home side, Bosnia & Herzegovina the away side, and 2–0 is stored in that order. A later meeting would remain a separate event record.
Personnel: how the starting XI changed
FactUSA changed 10 starters from its previous match; Bosnia & Herzegovina changed 3 starters. Continuity is calculated from confirmed starters only.
FactUSA's new starters include Matthew Freese, Alexander Freeman, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Bosnia & Herzegovina's new starters include Amar Dedić, Tarik Muharemović, Armin Gigović. The names connect the continuity count to specific personnel.
The result: 2–0 and the decisive sequence
FactThe final score was USA 2–0 Bosnia & Herzegovina. The verified scoring sequence was 45′ Folarin Balogun、82′ Malik Tillman. Score, sequence and line-up changes are facts; the mechanism inferred from them is labelled as analysis.
FactThe verification index for USA versus Bosnia & Herzegovina fixes four fields: the 2–0 final score, the 2026 FIFA World Cup · Round of 32 stage, the Levi's Stadium location and 2 scoring events. Together they identify this match without borrowing context from another fixture.
FactNode 1: Folarin Balogun scored for USA in minute 45, setting the ledger at 1–0; Node 2: Malik Tillman scored for USA in minute 82, setting the ledger at 2–0
FactUSA's location key for this match is Levi's Stadium, shared by Bosnia & Herzegovina; USA's 2 goals and Bosnia & Herzegovina's 0 goals belong only to this venue and kick-off record.
Why this result made sense
AnalysisUSA versus Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2–0: USA converted the lead into the result. Aggregated player data shows a shot gap of 2 and a pass-completion gap of 2.4 percentage points; game-state management mattered more than any single possession number.