Boston has never been more alive: Dave Portnoy
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy tells Jesse Watters that the World Cup has brought an infectious fever of appreciation for America. He highlights how visitors from different countries enjoy their time, increase tourism and create positive content on social media about the United States. Portnoy notes that seeing foreigners enjoying the country is a refreshing reminder of America’s appeal.
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The United States Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) did its job to begin this 2026 FIFA World Cup at home, win Group D and advance to the knockout stage.
Now the real race they’ve been looking forward to for the past four years begins Wednesday night in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The USMNT will face Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the big stories of this World Cup, in the Round of 16 to determine who will advance in the tournament and who will go home.
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Folarin Balogun #20 of the United States celebrates with teammates after scoring in the second half of the international friendly between the United States and Senegal at Bank of America Stadium on May 31, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Cory Knowlton/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)
For the “visitors” in this case, Bosnia-Herzegovina’s journey not only beat Italy, an iconic country in terms of football, to enter this World Cup, but they have done enough to become a third-placed team advancing in this inaugural expanded format.
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Their 3-1 win over Qatar on June 24 gave them the three points needed to advance after a draw against Canada, another host nation, along with the United States and Mexico, which earned them a point. They fell to Switzerland, 4-1, as the Group B winners progressed in their own right.
But Bosnia and Herzegovina knew what to do against Qatar, and now they carry momentum into a match against a Team USA squad that was hoping for a little more of its own when they faced Türkiye in their final Group D game last week.
The game meant nothing, of course, but Türkiye’s late goal in stoppage time earned them a 3-2 victory that marred what appeared to be a 2-2 draw in Los Angeles. Admittedly, American manager Mauricio Pochettino was taking no chances, leaving many of his usual starting XI on the bench, although Christian Pulisic returned in the second half after missing time with a calf injury.
United States fans cheer after a goal against Turkiye in the second half of a FIFA World Cup 2026 match at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 25, 2026. (Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News)
But that’s looking at it from the pessimist’s point of view. The patriotic optimist saw that game as nothing because the USMNT already punched their ticket to the knockout stages with a 4-2 win over Paraguay, who just upset Germany on Monday afternoon in Boston with a penalty shootout win to advance to the round of 16 and a 2-0 win over Australia to win Group D.
Now, with many well-rested starters and the home crowd still on their side out in the Bay Area, the USA are strong favorites to get the job done against Bosnia-Herzegovina to cement their own spot in the Round of 16.
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Christian Pulisic of the United States celebrates after an own goal by Damian Bobadilla of Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12, 2026. (Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
When: Wednesday 1 July at 8:00 PM ET Where: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, California
TV: FOX
Current: Watch on FOX One and FOX Sports
