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07/01 21:08 CDT U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and
keep its World Cup dreams alive
U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World
Cup dreams alive
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Sports Writer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) --- Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World
Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman
converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over
Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to advance to the round of 16.
Balogun dominated the first half with his goal and several other chances that
helped the U.S. control the match early but the Americans had to scramble down
a man after his foul against Tarik Muharemovic in the 64th minute.
Tillman helped seal the win when he scored on a free kick from just outside the
box in the 82nd minute with a shot off the hand of goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj.
That gave the U.S. just its second World Cup knockout round win. The Americans
made it to the semifinals in the first tournament in 1930 by winning their
group and won a round of 16 matchup against Mexico in 2002.
The win over Bosnia in the round of 32 in this year's expanded tournament sets
up a matchup on Monday in Seattle against Belgium as the U.S. hopes to make a
deep run on home soil.
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