USA vs – After the United States advanced from Group B with a 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, July 1, the USMNT’s next match is set: Monday, July 6 in Seattle against Belgium, which beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time.
The celebration started right after the final whistle in this World Cup moment that felt anything but smooth.
Wednesday, July 1’s match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina ended 2-0, and it came with a scare baked into the night. The Americans even went down a man, but they “grinded out a 2-0 victory to advance.”
That result carried the USMNT into the World Cup round of 16. The math leading up to it still looked promising on paper—United States finished first in Group B. and in the latest FIFA rankings. the USMNT comes in at No. 15 while Bosnia and Herzegovina is No. 61—but the way the game played out reminded everyone that tournaments don’t care about rankings when the pace turns brutal.
Next up is the match that will define the week. The United States men’s national team will play next on Monday, July 6 in Seattle.
Their opponent will be Belgium.
Belgium earned that slot by beating Senegal 3-2 in extra time earlier on July 1. By the time the United States’ own night ended, the bracket question wasn’t a question anymore—it was a matchup.
The round of 32 continued across multiple games on the same stretch of days:
June 28 saw Canada 1, South Africa 0.
June 29 brought Brazil 2, Japan 1, and Paraguay 1 (4) with Germany 1 (3) decided on penalty kicks. Morocco 1 (3) and Netherlands 1 (2) were also decided on penalties.
June 30 delivered Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1, France 3, Sweden 0, and Mexico 2, Ecuador 0.
Then came July 1, packed with results that shaped the bracket: England 2, DR Congo 1; Belgium 3, Senegal 2; and the United States 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
From there, the World Cup round of 16 begins with a full schedule:
July 4 features Canada vs. Morocco in Houston at 1 p.m. (Fox) and France vs. Paraguay in Philadelphia at 5 p.m. (Fox).
July 5 has Brazil vs. Norway in New York/New Jersey at 4 p.m. (Fox), and Mexico vs. England in Mexico City at 8 p.m. (Fox).
Then, Monday, July 6 closes out the US matchup at 8 p.m. (Fox) when the United States takes on Belgium in Seattle.
The rest of round-of-16 pairings include July 6 Portugal/Croatia vs. Spain/Austria in Dallas at 3 p.m. (Fox), and July 7 Switzerland/Algeria vs. Colombia/Ghana in Vancouver at 4 p.m. (Fox).
The emotional through-line from Wednesday is simple: the United States found a way forward even when the game turned hostile. Now the focus shifts again—because Belgium’s win over Senegal in extra time is its own warning sign. In this tournament, momentum can turn in a single stretch of minutes.
And on Monday, July 6 in Seattle, the Americans will find out exactly how much of theirs they can carry into the next round.
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