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The United States enters its knockout stage game against Bosnia and Herzegovina on an odd winless streak.
The men's national team hasn't won a game against a European opponent in nearly five years, spanning 12 games, with the last win coincidentally came against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Dec. 18, 2021. It also has a 13-game winless streak in the World Cup against European opposition as well, with the last win coming against Portugal in 2002.
Star winger Sergino Dest isn't buying into the poor form from the team's history, though, as this team carves its own place in history.
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"We all are a little bit older. We've got a lot of more experienced players at the moment," Dest said. "We also got some new players, but I feel like everybody's really confident, and it helps if you win the first two games and you get the first in the group. We just have a lot of belief that we can do it."
The U.S. won its group thanks to dominant wins over Paraguay and Australia before benching most of its starters in a 3-2 loss to Turkey in the final group stage game.
The team now enters its match against Bosnia and Herzegovina as the heavy favorite with a potential revenge game coming against Belgium, which eliminated the United States in extra time of a Round of 16 game from the 2014 World Cup.
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