{"id":917235,"date":"2026-07-03T13:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/usa-win-first-world-cup-knockout-game-since-2002-vs-mexico-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:13:26","slug":"usa-win-first-world-cup-knockout-game-since-2002-vs-mexico-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/usa-win-first-world-cup-knockout-game-since-2002-vs-mexico-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"USA win first World Cup knockout game since 2002 vs. Mexico | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The wait is over: After a 24-year drought, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\">United States men&#8217;s national team<\/a> have won a knockout round game at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Head coach Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s team ensured that on Wednesday night, as goals from Folarin Balogun and Malik Tillman paced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/matches\/usavsbih-07-01-2026\/\">2-0 victory<\/a> over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>The last time USMNT fans got to celebrate this type of win? At the 2002 World Cup in Japan\/South Korea, when the Yanks secured a 2-0 win against arch-rivals Mexico in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuuMIICMQxo?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Highlights \ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udfc6 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122 | Round of 32\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>USA: World Cup knockout history<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>During the modern era, the USMNT have made six World Cup knockout rounds and won just two matches at this stage (2002 and 2026).<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>North America 2026:<\/strong>\u00a02-0 win vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round of 32)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qatar 2022:<\/strong> 3-1 loss vs. Netherlands (Round of 16)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia 2018:<\/strong> Did not qualify<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brazil 2014:<\/strong> 2-1 loss vs. Belgium (Round of 16)<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Africa 2010:<\/strong> 2-1 loss vs. Ghana (Round of 16)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany 2006:<\/strong>\u00a0Group stage exit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japan\/South Korea 2002:<\/strong> 2-0 win vs. Mexico (Round of 16), 1-0 loss vs. Germany (quarterfinals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>France 1998:<\/strong> Group stage exit<\/li>\n<li><strong>USA 1994:<\/strong> 1-0 loss to Brazil (Round of 16)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italy 1990:<\/strong> Group stage exit<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/USMNT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USMNT<\/a> wins!!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the second-ever USMNT win in the World Cup knockout stage!<\/p>\n<p>2026 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 R32 vs Bosnia &#038; Herzegovina (2-0)<br \/>2002 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 R16 vs Mexico (2-0)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulCarr\/status\/2072502325260808695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The US hope to win two World Cup knockout games for the first time, something the country&#8217;s men&#8217;s program has never accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>That opportunity arises Monday evening in Seattle, when the US meet Belgium in the Round of 16 (8 pm ET | FOX, Telemundo, Peacock).<\/p>\n<p>The game will serve as a World Cup knockout rematch after Belgium defeated the US, 2-1 in extra time, at the 2014 World Cup. That game famously featured a 16-save performance from US goalkeeping legend Tim Howard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-toggle data-layout-name=\"grid_4-4-4\" data-bucket-name=\"main-content-after-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<p>Get the latest from MLS: league news, must-see matches, kit drops, premium offers for the World\u2019s biggest event, and more!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/news\/usa-win-first-world-cup-knockout-game-since-2002-vs-mexico\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Tomi Michaud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer The wait is over: After a 24-year drought, the United States men&#8217;s national team have won a knockout round game at the FIFA World Cup. 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