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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