The United States Men’s National Team is headed to the 2026 World Cup Round of 32. Their opponents for the clash in Santa Clara, California, have now been confirmed as Bosnia & Herzegovina. The USMNT have been tipped for a favorable path through the Round of 32 with their next opponent being Bosnia & HerzegovinaGettyThe USMNT, spearheaded by head coach Mauricio Pochettino, secured their place as Group D winners after an emphatic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, followed up by a 2-0 win over Australia. Having already confirmed their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup, Pochettino opted to deploy a heavily-rotated starting XI for their final group game against Türkiye, which resulted in a 3-2 defeat for the Americans. Bosnia’s journey to the knockout stages, on the other hand, was a little less straightforward.They opened their World Cup campaign in Group B with a 1-1 draw with co-hosts Canada, before suffering a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Switzerland.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHowever, a 3-1 victory in their final game against Qatar was enough to see them climb the table of third-placed teams, and progress through to the Round of 32. Many Americans — at least those outside of the USMNT camp — are confident that Bosnia will pose no issue to their goal of advancing to the round of 16 and potentially further, especially that of ABC7 reporter Abigail Velez.In a clip, which has since gone viral, Velez boasted that she didn’t even know where Bosnia was on the map.“In the next round, Team USA will play Bosnia next Wednesday. And, one thing about Bosnia [is that] I could not point out where it is on a a map,” Velez said on air.“I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia, and I don’t want to know.“That’s because Team USA, we’re back, we’re better than ever. Get prepared Bosnia, because you don’t want it. You don’t want it like that. But you’re gonna get it.”The USMNT won Group D after winning two of their three group gamesGettyBosnia’s 3-1 victory over Qatar was enough to secure qualification for the knockout rounds of the World CupGettyWhile the reporter was unfamiliar with Bosnia, the NBA has thrived off a talent pipeline that has included that of Bojan Bogdanović, Jusuf Nurkić, and Dragan Bender. Fans react to reporter’s viral comments on USMNT’s R32 opponentThe reporter’s comments have since backfired, though, as many users on social media have called out the lack of knowledge about Bosnia. “One thing about Bosnia’.. Actually.. One thing about Americans and geography..,” one user said on X.“How are you as a reporter flexing about your geographical illiteracy!?” another user commented. “Why would she even admit this on live tv?,” a third added before a fourth chimed in with, “Americans celebrate wilful ignorance as if it’s a badge of honour…”“Come on Bosnia! I hope you beat them. They’ve been so arrogant since they all discovered football last month,” a fifth wrote. Captain Edin Dzeko was crucial to securing Bosnia’s place in the World Cup FinalsGettyBosnia’s road to even being included as one of the 48 teams for the summer tournament was nothing short of remarkable. After finishing as runners up in Group H during qualification, they had to earn their place at the World Cup finals by progressing through the play-offs. After defeating Wales on penalties, they wound up defeating European giants Italy — again on penalties — with 38-year-old captain and talismanic striker Edin Džeko leading the way with six goals.Now, they are bidding to eliminate the Stars and Stripes at the earliest opportunity in front of their home fans on their own soil.World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.Stay up to date on all things World Cup across our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ET.All 104 games at the 2026 World Cup this summer will be live on talkSPORT, talkSPORT 2 and the talkSPORT app.