Pre-match information
The two teams in high form will face each other in the second match of Group D of the 2026 World Cup. Hosts USA will face Australia at Seattle after both won in the opening match.
The US was one of the teams that made the strongest impression in the first match when they easily defeated Paraguay 4-1 in Los Angeles. Folarin Balogun scored a double, Giovanni Reyna scored a goal, while the other goal came from Damian Bobadilla's own goal.
This is the biggest victory of the US team at a World Cup, and also the first time they scored 4 goals in a match in the biggest arena on the planet.
However, the co-host of the 2026 World Cup has never won 2 consecutive matches at the tournament since the first two victories at the 1930 World Cup. The US team will face a difficult challenge named Australia, who also just had a brave performance to defeat Turkey 2-0 in the opening match.
Australia's counter-attacking style of play maximized its effectiveness even though they only controlled the ball 28.3% - the lowest rate of this team in a match at the World Cup.
The US and Australia will face each other for the first time at a World Cup. Previously, the two teams have met 4 times, all in friendly matches in 1992, 1998, 2010 and 2025.
The last two encounters have both witnessed victories for the US team. After a 3-1 victory in June 2010, the Stars and Stripes team continued to defeat Australia 2-1 in October 2025.
