USA v Australia, 19 June 2026

Score2-0 to USA
RefereeFelix Zwayer
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group D
VenueLumen Field, Seattle WA
Attendance66,925

View USA v Australia head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 5 USA won: 3 Drawn: 1 Australia won: 1 USA scored: 7 Australia scored: 3 . The four previous meetings had all been international friendlies: most recently USA won 2-1 in Denver on 14 October 2025.

2 USA

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

0 Australia

Manager: Tony Popovic

Goals:

Cameron Burgess own goal 11 OG
Alex Freeman 43 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Freese
Defender Tim Ream (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Sergiño Dest
Defender/Midfielder Alex Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Weston McKennie
Midfielder/Forward Malik Tillman
Forward Folarin Balogun
Forward Ricardo Pepi

Starting lineup:

Patrick Beach Goalkeeper
Cameron Burgess Defender
Alessandro Circati Defender
Jacob Italiano Defender
Harry Souttar Defender (captain)
Jordan Bos Defender/Midfielder
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder
Paul Okon-Engstler Midfielder
Mathew Leckie Midfielder/Forward
Nishan Velupillay Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Touré Forward

Substitutions:

Sebastian Berhalter for Ricardo Pepi 74
Joe Scally for Sergiño Dest 80
Auston Trusty for Antonee Robinson 80
Gio Reyna for Weston McKennie 90+6
Haji Wright for Folarin Balogun 90+6

Substitutions:

Jason Geria for Cameron Burgess 46
Nestory Irankunda for Mohamed Touré 46
Connor Metcalfe for Nishan Velupillay 46
Cristian Volpato for Mathew Leckie 61
Jackson Irvine for Paul Okon-Engstler 78

Cards:

Antonee Robinson 56 Y
Folarin Balogun 89 Y
Chris Richards 90+3 Y

Cards:

Jordan Bos 16 Y
Alessandro Circati 32 Y
Jacob Italiano 89 Y
Harry Souttar 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Chris Brady
Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Mark McKenzie
Defender Miles Robinson
Defender Joe Scally
Defender Auston Trusty
Defender/Midfielder Max Arfsten
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter
Midfielder Cristian Roldan
Midfielder/Forward Gio Reyna
Midfielder/Forward Haji Wright
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Zendejas
Forward Tim Weah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Izzo
Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Miloš Degenek
Defender Jason Geria
Defender Lucas Herrington
Defender Kai Trewin
Defender/Midfielder Aziz Behich
Defender/Midfielder Connor Metcalfe
Midfielder Cameron Devlin
Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder Jackson Irvine
Midfielder/Forward Nestory Irankunda
Midfielder/Forward Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward Cristian Volpato
Forward Tete Yengi

Comments:

By winning their first two group games at a FIFA World Cup for the first time since the inaugural edition in Uruguay in1930, USA had now qualified for the knockout stages at this tournament. . They led by a 3-0 margin at half time in their opening game at this FIFA World Cup tournament and now 2-0 at the interval in their second game against Australia. . They had now become the first-ever team to benefit from an own goal in consecutive games at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . USA named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Christian Pulisic was unavailable due to injury. . Alex Freeman's goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

Comments:

This was the first time that Australia had trailed by two or more goals at half time in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals since a 4-0 loss against Germany in Durban, South Africa in 2010. . Mathew Leckie had now made more appearances at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the Socceroos than any other player (11): previously ten by Mat Ryan. . Seven own goals had now been scored at this FIFA World Cup tournament: only more had now been scored in the 2018 edition in Russia (12).

2 USA

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Cameron Burgess own goal 11 OG
Alex Freeman 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Freese
Defender Tim Ream (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Sergiño Dest
Defender/Midfielder Alex Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Weston McKennie
Midfielder/Forward Malik Tillman
Forward Folarin Balogun
Forward Ricardo Pepi

Substitutions:

Sebastian Berhalter for Ricardo Pepi 74
Joe Scally for Sergiño Dest 80
Auston Trusty for Antonee Robinson 80
Gio Reyna for Weston McKennie 90+6
Haji Wright for Folarin Balogun 90+6

Cards:

Antonee Robinson 56 Y
Folarin Balogun 89 Y
Chris Richards 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Chris Brady
Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Mark McKenzie
Defender Miles Robinson
Defender Joe Scally
Defender Auston Trusty
Defender/Midfielder Max Arfsten
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter
Midfielder Cristian Roldan
Midfielder/Forward Gio Reyna
Midfielder/Forward Haji Wright
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Zendejas
Forward Tim Weah

Comments:

By winning their first two group games at a FIFA World Cup for the first time since the inaugural edition in Uruguay in1930, USA had now qualified for the knockout stages at this tournament. . They led by a 3-0 margin at half time in their opening game at this FIFA World Cup tournament and now 2-0 at the interval in their second game against Australia. . They had now become the first-ever team to benefit from an own goal in consecutive games at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . USA named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Christian Pulisic was unavailable due to injury. . Alex Freeman's goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

0 Australia

Manager: Tony Popovic

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Patrick Beach Goalkeeper
Cameron Burgess Defender
Alessandro Circati Defender
Jacob Italiano Defender
Harry Souttar Defender (captain)
Jordan Bos Defender/Midfielder
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder
Paul Okon-Engstler Midfielder
Mathew Leckie Midfielder/Forward
Nishan Velupillay Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Touré Forward

Substitutions:

Jason Geria for Cameron Burgess 46
Nestory Irankunda for Mohamed Touré 46
Connor Metcalfe for Nishan Velupillay 46
Cristian Volpato for Mathew Leckie 61
Jackson Irvine for Paul Okon-Engstler 78

Cards:

Jordan Bos 16 Y
Alessandro Circati 32 Y
Jacob Italiano 89 Y
Harry Souttar 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Izzo
Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Miloš Degenek
Defender Jason Geria
Defender Lucas Herrington
Defender Kai Trewin
Defender/Midfielder Aziz Behich
Defender/Midfielder Connor Metcalfe
Midfielder Cameron Devlin
Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder Jackson Irvine
Midfielder/Forward Nestory Irankunda
Midfielder/Forward Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward Cristian Volpato
Forward Tete Yengi

Comments:

This was the first time that Australia had trailed by two or more goals at half time in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals since a 4-0 loss against Germany in Durban, South Africa in 2010. . Mathew Leckie had now made more appearances at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the Socceroos than any other player (11): previously ten by Mat Ryan. . Seven own goals had now been scored at this FIFA World Cup tournament: only more had now been scored in the 2018 edition in Russia (12).