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The United States men's national soccer team advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, earning just the second knockout-stage win in program history.
Folarin Balogun scored in first-half stoppage time, but a VAR-reviewed red card in the 64th minute — ruling he stepped on a defender's ankle — reduced the USMNT to 10 men and will sideline their leading scorer for the next match against Belgium in Seattle.
Balogun's Goal, Then His Exit The forward, now three goals into this World Cup, put the U.S.
ahead when he received a pass off a Bosnia and Herzegovina turnover, turned with defenders draped on him inside the box, and slipped the ball through goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj's legs during first-half stoppage time.
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