US set for a round of 32 World Cup game with Bosnia-Herzegovina as knockout play begins

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The U.S. national soccer team is preparing for the round of 32 knockout match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the FIFA World Cup. The Americans enter as favorites after winning their group, while Bosnia is making its first ever knockout stage appearance.

The U.S. team spent Monday like millions of other interested followers of the World Cup, watching thrilling games from other venues that included a major upset with Germany falling to Paraguay, three games that went down to the wire and two nervy shootouts. Then the reality quickly set in that they would soon be back in the spotlight themselves, with a round of 32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday that will go a long way to determining how successful this World Cup will be. After starting the tournament with convincing wins over Paraguay and Australia that clinched the top spot in the group before a meaningless loss to Turkey last week, the Americans enter this knockout round as the favorites to advance for a change against a Bosnian team that has never made it past the group stage before this year.