The United States advances to the World Cup round of 16 after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0. The match features Mauricio Pochettino’s side defending a narrow lead and managing a late disruption: a VAR review leads to the sending off of the US’s top scorer, Folarin Balogun. After Balogun is dismissed, the US team continues the game with 10 men and holds its advantage to finish 2-0. Across the available reporting, the decisive elements highlighted are the final score and the disciplinary incident prompted by VAR. The United States is described as “holding on” through the remainder of the match after the red card, indicating that Bosnia and Herzegovina do not alter the result before full time. With the win, the United States secures progression to the next stage of the tournament, while Bosnia and Herzegovina are eliminated from contention in this match.