The United States men's national team secured a spot in the World Cup round of 16 after a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
Mauricio Pochettino's side delivered a gritty performance, marking the program's first knockout stage appearance since their quarter-final run in 2002.
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The win sets up a round of 16 clash against Belgium in Seattle, Washington, exactly 12 years after the Americans lost to the same opponent in extra time at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
First Half Breakthrough
Christian Pulisic created the first major threat in the fourth minute, cutting inside from the left before his shot was blocked by Stjepan Radeljić.
Bosnia and Herzegovina responded 10 minutes in when goalkeeper Matt Freese stretched to deny an audacious Olimpico corner kick from young star Kerim Alajbegović.
Folarin Balogun appeared to find the breakthrough after 32 minutes from a Weston McKennie pass, but the Monaco striker was ruled fractionally offside.
The opening goal arrived just before halftime when Tim Ream intercepted a clearance and delivered a first-time pass to McKennie, who dummied to Malik Tillman before Balogun adjusted to convert the deflected ball.
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Balogun nearly added a second shortly after when he hit the top of the crossbar following a lofted pass from McKennie to Sergiño Dest.
