Former Rangers star Malik Tillman sparked wild World Cup celebrations as he sent USA through against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The ex-Ibrox loan ace netted direct from a free-kick to double the advantage in the final ten minutes of the knockout stage clash.
Folarin Balogun, who was later sent off, had opened the scoring for the host nation in the first-half.
The USA are through to the Round of 16! 🇺🇸
Malik Tillman curled home a stunning free-kick to seal a 2-0 victory ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/zczP1CeZ8f— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 2, 2026
But it took until Tillman's free-kick finish eight minutes from the final whistle before USA felt safe in the knowledge they would advance.
Tillman - who spent a season on loan at Rangers from Bayern Munich - fired home from around 20 yards.
The creative midfielder got the ball up and over the wall and found the net as the effort was too powerful for keeper Nikola Vasilj to keep it out, even after getting a big hand on it.
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Tillman's goal at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium spaked huge celebrations as he qas quickly mobbed by his ecstatic team-mates - and noise erupted in the stands from joyous supporters.
USA will go on to face Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup next week. Tillman is set to face off against his former Rangers team-mate Nico Raskin in that match.
Tillman played 43 times, scoring 12 goals during his period in Glasgow back in the 2022/23 season. Rangers were compensated £1m by Bayern Munich after an option to buy the midfielder was cancelled by the German club.
