{"id":213113,"date":"2026-06-26T17:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=213113"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:25:51","slug":"dragons-ready-for-the-hosts-bosnia-and-herzegovina-learn-their-opponent-for-the-first-knockout-stage-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/dragons-ready-for-the-hosts-bosnia-and-herzegovina-learn-their-opponent-for-the-first-knockout-stage-match\/","title":{"rendered":"DRAGONS READY FOR THE HOSTS: Bosnia and Herzegovina learn their opponent for the first knockout-stage match!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All doubts were settled after the conclusion of the Group F matches, as the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team learned the identity of its opponent in the Round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergej Barbarez&#8217;s side will battle for a place among the last 16 against the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the group stage of the tournament has not yet been fully completed, the Dragons had already secured qualification as one of the eight best third-placed teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four points earned in matches against Canada and Qatar proved to be more than enough for a comfortable progression and mathematically guaranteed advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FIFA bracket and crossover system had already projected the United States as Bosnia and Herzegovina&#8217;s most likely opponent, after the hosts comfortably finished top of their group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last theoretical possibility of Bosnia and Herzegovina facing Germany disappeared the moment Japan failed to defeat Sweden in Group F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This football spectacle will be played in California, specifically at the stadium in Santa Clara. 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