FIFA World Cup 2026

World Cup 2026: United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kick-off is scheduled for 00:00 UTC. Referee: Raphael Claus. At San Francisco Bay Area Stadium with cloudy weather expected (~29.6°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.

Jul 1, 2026 - 23:50

World Cup 2026: United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for United States - Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kick-off is scheduled for 00:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Raphael Claus.

At San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, cloudy weather is expected (~29.6°C).

United States squad and formation

Under Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero, United States are set to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

United States goalkeeper: 2 Sergiño Dest.

Probable starting XI for United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

2 Sergiño Dest
3 Chris Richards
4 Tyler Adams
5 Antonee Robinson
8 Weston McKennie
10 Christian Pulisic
13 Tim Ream
16 Alex Freeman
17 Malik Tillman
20 Folarin Balogun
24 Matt Freese

Bosnia and Herzegovina squad and formation

Under Sergej Barbarez, Bosnia and Herzegovina are set to line up in a 4-4-2 formation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina goalkeeper: 1 Nikola Vasilj.

Probable starting XI for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

1 Nikola Vasilj
4 Tarik Muharemović
5 Sead Kolasinac
6 Benjamin Tahirović
7 Amar Dedić
10 Ermedin Demirovic
11 Edin Džeko
13 Ivan Basic
18 Nikola Katic
19 Kerim Alajbegovic
20 Esmir Bajraktarevic