Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedBosnia & Herzegovina's tournament ended with a flat 0-2 defeat to hosts USA in the Round of 32, a result that flattered neither side's ambitions — the Dragons offered little going forward and were punished either side of a half-time goal from Balogun and a late Tillman strike that killed the tie. They had reached the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams from Group B, scrapping through on four points after a mixed group campaign, and that survival instinct ultimately ran dry against a USA side playing in front of its own crowd.
Results
Larin 78′Lukić 21′
Manzambi 74′Vargas 84′Manzambi 90′Xhaka 90+7′Mahmic 90+3′
Alajbegovic 29′Abunada 34′Mahmic 80′Al-Haydos 42′
Balogun 45′Tillman 82′
Through as a best third
Knocked out- R32Wed Jul 1 17:00PT🇺🇸USA0–2
Group B standings
how the group finishedGroup B
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇶🇦Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Bosnia-Herzegovina at United States in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Nikola Vasiljevic30
- 12Mladen Jurkas18
- 22Martin Zlomislic28
Defenders
- 4Tarik Muharemovic23
- 5Sead Kolasinac33
- 7Amar Dedic24
- 18Nikola Katic29
- 21Stjepan Radeljic28
- 2Nihad Mujakic28
- 3Dennis Hadzikadunic28
- 24Nidal Celik20
Midfielders
- 8Armin Gigovic24
- 14Ivan Sunjic29
- 6Benjamin Tahirovic23
- 13Ivan Basic24
- 15Amar Memic25
- 16Amir Hadziahmetovic29
- 17Dzenis Burnic28
- 26Ermin Mahmic21
Forwards
- 10Ermedin Demirovic28
- 11Edin Dzeko40
- 19Kerim Alajbegovic18
- 9Samed Bazdar22
- 20Esmir Bajraktarevic21
- 23Haris Tabakovic32
- 25Jovo Lukic27