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In beforehand of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's shot team connected Friday defeated Australia 2-0 in its 2nd World Cup match, clinching a spot successful the Round of 32 successful the process.
Despite missing prima attacking midfielder Christian Pulisic to a calf injury, the U.S. enactment connected a spectacular show against a gritty Australian team.
The U.S. showed that its 4-1 triumph implicit Paraguay successful its opener was nary fluke. From the archetypal whistle, the U.S. took power of the game, dominating possession and putting the Socceroos connected their heels.
Alex Freeman of U.S. celebrates with his teammates aft scoring his team's 2nd extremity during the World Cup against Australia astatine Seattle Stadium connected June 19, 2026, successful Seattle, Washington.
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The U.S. opened the scoring successful the 11th infinitesimal with an ain extremity from Australia's Cameron Burgess, who mishandled a superb tally and walk from U.S. guardant Folarin Balogun into his ain net.
U.S. close backmost Alex Freeman doubled the people successful the 43rd infinitesimal erstwhile helium enactment successful a header that rebounded disconnected Australia's antiaircraft line.
The triumph puts the U.S. astatine the apical of Group G with 6 points. It faces Turkey successful its last lucifer connected June 25 astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California.
Australia was ne'er capable to recreate the magic of its World Cup opener past week, erstwhile it shocked Turkey 2-0. Sitting connected 3 points, it volition apt request astatine slightest a necktie successful its last radical lucifer against Paraguay to guarantee it goes done to the adjacent round.
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