USMNT vs Bosnia Round of 32 Preview | Morally Abhorrent
6/30/202619 min
We are on the eve of the US Men's National Team taking on Bosnia in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Mike Ryan and Tom Bogert of The Athletic are here to preview the match for you. The two discuss what to expect from Bosnia as an opponent, whether any players who featured in the loss to Turkiye will have an impact tomorrow night, and what Christian Pulisic can provide after his cameo in the final game of the group stage. It's one of the biggest games in the history of the USMNT, and this is the breakdown you need to prepare yourself.
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First 90 secondsMike Ryan· Host0:00
[electronic sounds] Thank you to everyone who hung on with us on the live Le Batard Show. The post-game today, a little different. We're gonna do a live Morally Abhorrent. We're bringing on our good friend Tom Bogert of The Athletic, who, by the way, is doing outstanding coverage right now. And Tom, correct me if I'm wrong, is the At- Athletic coverage for the World Cup free to all?
Tom Bogert· Guest0:23
It is indeed free to all. I don't wanna hear anything about a pay wall. Every link that I've shared has been, uh, free to open, so you're welcome.
Mike Ryan· Host0:29
I love that in the middle of NBA free agency, you're out there, uh, tweeting about Real Salt Lake acquisitions and- [laughs] ... a- and, and trades. So good on you, Tom. But, uh, for this, uh, post-game show edition of Morally Abhorrent, I want to preview the upcoming US knockout round fixture against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Uh, a tricky opponent because they're all tricky at this point. They, they play a, a stingy form of soccer. And while the US is heavily favored, I don't th- we're all in unchartered territory. The US is a heavily favored side in a knockout stage. You still gotta play the game, and this is an opponent that can frustrate you. So let me begin with the opponent as we preview them. Not overly athletic. The US is very sneakily, I guess, to the rest of the world, one of the more athletic sides in this tournament. Styles make fights. Th- they may grow frustrated with how stingy Bosnia is.
Tom Bogert· Guest1:27
Yeah, if we wanna do broad strokes and generalizations,