Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s an excerpt from Graham Ruthven’s daily World Cup watch guide about this matchup:
What to watch for
Pochettino’s decision to rest most of his first-choice players for the USA’s dead-rubber group finale against Turkey will have paid dividends if the co-hosts are able to keep up the intensity of their play against a Bosnia and Herzegovina team who will sit deep and ask to be broken down.
Bosnia and Herzegovina embrace the slog. They made it to this World Cup by winning back-to-back penalty shootouts against Wales and Italy and will attempt to make the USA’s life a misery in Santa Clara by closing space between the lines, staying compact at the back and playing for set pieces.
Player to watch: Christian Pulisic, USA – The Milan winger made his return from injury against Turkey and could be in line to start this match. Pulisic’s direct running and one-v-one ability could be critical to breaking down the Bosnia and Herzegovina backline.
