The United States soccer team has advanced to the round of 16 in the World Cup after defeating Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Game Highlights
Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the tournament before being sent off with a red card in the second half. Malik Tillman then converted on a free kick to give the 10-man US squad the win.
The US team dominated the first half with Balogun’s goal and several other chances, but had to scramble down a man after his foul against Tarik Muharemovic in the 64th minute.
The win sets up a matchup on Monday in Seattle against Belgium as the US hopes to make a deep run on home soil.
The game was played less than 20 miles from the site of the first US knockout round game of the modern era when the Americans lost 1-0 to heavily favored Brazil at Stanford Stadium in 1994.
The US was favored this time around for the first time on record in a knockout-round match and didn’t let down the large contingent of red-white-and-blue-clad fans at Levi’s Stadium who were chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A!” in the closing minutes.
Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.
