On July 1st, host USA defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance to the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, marking the 6th time in the last ten tournaments the team has reached the Round of 16, and their first knockout stage win since 2002.

The last time the US team won in the knockout stage was in 2002, when they defeated Mexico 2-0 in the Round of 16 of the Korea/Japan FIFA World Cup, but lost to Germany in the quarterfinals. Since then, they had not won a FIFA World Cup knockout match until this tournament. That quarterfinal appearance was also the US team's best performance since World War II.

USA's performance in the last ten FIFA World Cups

1990 FIFA World Cup Group Stage

1994 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, lost to Brazil in the Round of 16

1998 FIFA World Cup Group Stage

2002 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals, lost to Germany in the Quarterfinals

2006 FIFA World Cup Group Stage

2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, lost to Ghana in the Round of 16

2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, lost to Belgium in the Round of 16

2018 FIFA World Cup Did not qualify

2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, lost to Netherlands in the Round of 16

2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, ongoing

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