Dream over for Amar Dedic! Benfica full-back out after USA-Bosnia | OneFootball

The United States qualified this Thursday for the round of 16 of the World Cup, after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in the 10th match of the 2026 edition’s ‘round of 32’ in Santa Clara. Amar Dedic is out of the competition.

. The response came through Folarin Balogun, who threatened with a low shot that hit the side netting, but close to the opposing goalpost.

Balogun himself scored the first of the match in the 32nd minute, with a low strike from the edge of the box, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside position at the moment the ball was recovered. Even so, the Monaco forward would go on to open the scoring before half-time, in the 45th minute, with a left-footed shot inside the opposition area.

In the second half, the pattern remained the same, but adversity quickly arose for the American side, as Balogun received a red card for stepping on Tarik Muharemovic. Reduced to ten men, the United States were forced to drop deeper and rely on defensive cohesion.

Even so, the Americans managed to extend their lead near the end. Malik Tillman, in the 82nd minute, scored the second of the match with an excellent direct free-kick who was injured - for 2-0. The United States will face Belgium, of Dodi Lukebakio, in the “quarter-finals”.

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