United States 2-0 Bosnia player ratings: Pochettino's midfield trio dominates with Tillman shining to seal last-16 spot

The United States proceed their World Cup run with different awesome display. In Santa Clara, California, the hosts had fewer problems dispatching Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to beforehand to the past 16, wherever they volition look Belgium adjacent week.

The triumph was constructed with a consciousness of inevitability. Folarin Balogun opened the scoring successful the archetypal fractional but was sent disconnected successful the second, which could person analyzable matters for the hosts. However, Malik Tillman emerged with a precise escaped footwear to reconstruct calm for the Americans.

Here are the subordinate ratings from a triumph successful which the United States midfield was the standout feature.

United States subordinate ratings

GOALKEEPER

Matthew Freese – 6.5/10

Rarely called upon but assured erstwhile tested. Denied Ermedin Demirovic connected 2 occasions and besides kept retired an effort from Esmir Bajraktarevic.

DEFENDERS

Alexander Freeman – 6/10

Tim Ream – 7/10

The centre-back was fantabulous successful some violative and antiaircraft phases. He made decisive interceptions from Bosnian crosses, anticipated good and played the walk that acceptable up Balogun's opener. He was besides an important limb successful the build-up with his scope of passing.

Chris Richards – 6/10

Antonee Robinson – 6/10

MIDFIELDERS

Tyler Adams – 6.5/10

Malik Tillman – 7.5/10

The champion subordinate connected the pitch. Beyond his superb escaped kick, Tillman played the walk that was deflected earlier the archetypal American goal, won the shot backmost successful the build-up to a disallowed effort and, with a backheel, initiated different determination that led to a goal, combining with McKennie earlier his changeable was blocked and Pulisic, who was offside, tucked the shot away.

Weston McKennie – 7/10

Once again, the Juventus midfielder made a important attacking publication with his overlapping runs down the right. He was liable for continuing the determination that led to Pulisic's disallowed extremity and besides pressed to unit the mistake that resulted successful Balogun's offside strike.

FORWARDS

Christian Pulisic – 6.5/10

Sergino Dest – 6/10

Folarin Balogun – 5.5/10

It could person been a historical performance, but it ended connected a sour enactment with a reddish card. Beyond his goal, helium had different effort ruled retired for offside, struck the crossbar and produced a further changeable that went narrowly wide.

SUBSTITUTES

Ricardo Pepi – N/A

Sebastian Berhalter – N/A

Bosnia and Herzegovina subordinate ratings

GOALKEEPER

Nikola Vasilj – 4/10

Although Tillman's escaped footwear was good struck, it was arguably saveable fixed that it was not placed close successful the country — Vasilj got a manus to the ball. He was besides liable for the agelong clearance that initiated Balogun's extremity aft being pressed by the Americans.

DEFENDERS

Amar Dedic – 5/10

Expected to beryllium much progressive successful the attacking signifier arsenic a wing-back, but hardly featured successful the last third.

Nikola Katic – 5/10

Tarik Muharemovic – 5.5/10

Stjepan Radeljic – 5/10

Sead Kolasinac – 5/10

An important fig connected the near flank, yet helium offered thing going guardant and was repeatedly exposed by the combined movements of Dest and McKennie.

MIDFIELDERS

Armin Gigovic – 5/10

Ivan Sunjic – 4.5/10

The holding midfielder failed to supply adjacent a basal consciousness of absorption to Bosnia's attacking play successful the archetypal half.

Kerim Alajbegovic – 5.5/10

FORWARDS

Ermedin Demirovic – 5.5/10

Edin Dzeko – 6/10

The astir technically talented subordinate connected the European side, helium managed to marque an interaction successful the uncommon moments helium was involved. However, his publication was chopped abbreviated by an wounded aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

SUBSTITUTES

Esmir Bajraktarevic – 5/10

Benjamin Tahirovic – 6/10

In a 2nd fractional wherever Bosnia enjoyed much of the ball, helium came connected arsenic a deep-lying midfielder and helped initiate the team's champion spell of pressure.

Ermin Mahmic – 6.5/10

After scoring successful each of his erstwhile 2 appearances, helium came disconnected the seat and proved the astir unsafe subordinate connected the transportation with a bid of long-range strikes. The lone Bosnian who showed genuine cutting edge.

Haris Tabakovic – 5/10

Amar Memic – 5/10