Their four points and goal difference of -1 was enough to guarantee Bosnia & Herzegovina's position as one of the eight best third-placed finishers, with a complex grid of up to 495 different combinations determining the matchups between eight of the 12 group winners and eight third-placed sides.
Those nearly 500 combinations are determined by which eight of the 12 groups provide a qualifying third-place finisher, and with more than 80% of potential combos now ruled out, the first of the eight games was able to be locked in after Sweden and Ecuador both assured their progression to the Round of 32 from third place in their respective groups.
Mauricio Pochettino's men have already sealed top spot of Group D, courtesy of their wins over Paraguay and Australia earlier in the group stage, and learned of their upcoming opponents before heading out to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to kick off their final group match against Turkey.
That allowed Pochettino the luxury of making several changes to his lineup, including benching the four players to have received yellow cards already at the tournament.
Antonee Robinson, Folarin Balogun, Chris Richards and Tyler Adams all missed the starting eleven on Thursday to assure they would not be booked a second time and pick up a suspension for the Round of 32 game against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Christian Pulisic, who has been managing a calf problem throughout the tournament, was also rested against Turkey.