
Meredith McConvill
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Meredith McConvill
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Founder, Top Rope Media // Navigating the marketing wilderness for outdoor + lifestyle brands 🏂 Travel blogger and hounddog mom.




The player who scored the winning penalty for Bosnia, to eliminate Italy from World Cup contention, was 21-year-old Wisconsin-born Esmir Bajraktarevic, former U.S. youth international who also made his USMNT debut in 2024, before switching his international allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bajraktarevic was born to parents who fled the Bosnian war as refugees. He spent time with the SC Wave and Chicago Fire academies before moving to the New England Revolution academy — making his first team debut in 2022. He made the move to PSV in January 2025.











🚨JUST IN: Italy could replace Iran at the World Cup. As the top-ranked non-qualified team, Italy could reportedly replace Iran if Iran officially withdraws from the World Cup. Iran has signaled no 2026 WC participation, but not official with FIFA yet.











