USA vs Australia: Thrilling World Cup Clash Recap

USA ✓

2–0Match Finished

HT 2–0

Australia

Match Summary

In a riveting World Cup encounter, the USA faced Australia on June 19, 2026. Both teams showcased their skills, with intense exchanges throughout the match. The USA ultimately secured victory, demonstrating their prowess on the global stage. The final score reflected the competitive nature of the game, leaving fans eager for future matchups.

Match Events

11'C. Burgess (Own Goal) USA
16'Jordan Bos Foul Australia
32'Alessandro Circati Foul Australia
43'A. Freeman USA
45'Alexander Freeman USA
46'C. Burgess (J. Geria) Australia
46'N. Velupillay (C. Metcalfe) Australia
46'M. Toure (N. Irankunda) Australia
56'Antonee Robinson Foul USA
61'M. Leckie (C. Volpato) Australia
74'R. Pepi (S. Berhalter) USA
78'P. Okon-Engstler (J. Irvine) Australia
80'A. Robinson (A. Trusty) USA
80'S. Dest (J. Scally) USA
88'Harry Souttar Argument Australia
89'Folarin Balogun Argument USA
89'Jacob Italiano Argument Australia
90+3'Chris Richards Foul USA
90+6'W. McKennie (G. Reyna) USA
90+6'F. Balogun (H. Wright) USA

Statistics

USA		Australia
2	Shots on Goal	2
2	Shots off Goal	3
10	Total Shots	5
6	Blocked Shots	0
8	Shots insidebox	3
2	Shots outsidebox	2
12	Fouls	16
7	Corner Kicks	4
1	Offsides	0
62%	Ball Possession	38%
3	Yellow Cards	4
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	1
523	Total passes	310
444	Passes accurate	219
85%	Passes %	71%
1.08	expected_goals	0.35
-0.69	goals_prevented	-0.69

Lineups

USA 3-5-2

24M. Freese

13T. Ream

3C. Richards

16A. Freeman

5A. Robinson

17M. Tillman

4T. Adams

8W. McKennie

2S. Dest

9R. Pepi

20F. Balogun

24 M. Freese G
16 A. Freeman D
3 C. Richards D
13 T. Ream D
2 S. Dest M
8 W. McKennie M
4 T. Adams M
17 M. Tillman M
5 A. Robinson M
20 F. Balogun F
9 R. Pepi F

Substitutes

25 C. Brady G
1 M. Turner G
6 A. Trusty D
7 G. Reyna M
14 S. Berhalter M
19 H. Wright F
15 C. Roldan M
26 A. Zendejas F
21 T. Weah F
12 M. Robinson D
11 B. Aaronson M
22 M. McKenzie D
23 J. Scally D
18 M. Arfsten M

Coach: Mauricio Pochettino

Australia 5-4-1

18P. Beach

5J. Bos

21C. Burgess

19H. Souttar

3A. Circati

4J. Italiano

23N. Velupillay

24P. Okon-Engstler

13A. O'Neill

7M. Leckie

9M. Toure

18 P. Beach G
4 J. Italiano D
3 A. Circati D
19 H. Souttar D
21 C. Burgess D
5 J. Bos D
7 M. Leckie M
13 A. O'Neill M
24 P. Okon-Engstler M
23 N. Velupillay M
9 M. Toure F

Substitutes

1 M. Ryan G
12 P. Izzo G
6 J. Geria D
11 A. Mabil M
10 A. Hrustic M
15 K. Trewin D
20 C. Volpato M
2 M. Degenek D
16 A. Behich D
22 J. Irvine M
8 C. Metcalfe M
14 C. Devlin M
26 T. Yengi F
17 N. Irankunda F
25 L. Herrington D

Coach: Tony Popovic

Injuries

USA

C. Pulišić Missing Fixture — Calf muscle strain

Player Stats

Top Rated: Alexander Freeman (highest match rating)

USA

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Matthew Freese	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Alexander Freeman ★ Top Rated	D	90'	1	0	8.2
Chris Richards	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Tim Ream	D	90'	—	0	7
Sergiño Dest	M	80'	—	0	6.9
Weston McKennie	M	89'	—	0	6.9
Tyler Adams	M	90'	—	0	7
Malik Tillman	M	90'	—	0	7.3
Antonee Robinson	M	80'	—	0	7.3
Folarin Balogun	F	89'	—	0	6.5
Ricardo Pepi	F	74'	—	0	6.3
Sebastian Berhalter sub	M	16'	—	0	6.9
Auston Trusty sub	D	10'	—	0	6.6
Joe Scally sub	D	10'	—	0	6.9
Giovanni Reyna sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Haji Wright sub	F	1'	—	0	—
Matt Turner sub	G	—	—	—	—
Chris Brady sub	G	—	—	—	—
Miles Robinson sub	D	—	—	—	—
Mark McKenzie sub	D	—	—	—	—
Maximilian Arfsten sub	M	—	—	—	—
Cristian Roldán sub	M	—	—	—	—
Brenden Aaronson sub	M	—	—	—	—
Tim Weah sub	F	—	—	—	—
Alex Zendejas sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Matthew Freese	—	25/–/12%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Alexander Freeman	1/1	65/1/59%	4	10/14	2/3	1/–	0/0
Chris Richards	—	95/–/91%	3	6/12	—	1/3	1/0
Tim Ream	—	76/–/68%	—	2/4	—	1/–	0/0
Sergiño Dest	1/1	24/1/23%	—	4/8	2/3	2/–	0/0
Weston McKennie	–/1	36/3/29%	3	5/14	1/2	1/4	0/0
Tyler Adams	—	68/1/58%	4	6/12	—	2/1	0/0
Malik Tillman	—	43/2/34%	3	7/17	1/3	3/–	0/0
Antonee Robinson	—	44/1/39%	3	7/11	3/3	—	1/0
Folarin Balogun	—	14/–/9%	—	3/9	1/2	2/2	1/0
Ricardo Pepi	–/1	14/–/11%	—	3/12	1/1	–/2	0/0
Sebastian Berhalter	—	10/–/6%	—	2/3	—	—	0/0
Auston Trusty	—	2/–/1%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Joe Scally	—	5/–/3%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Giovanni Reyna	—	1/–/1%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Haji Wright	—	1/–/–	—	1/3	—	—	0/0
Matt Turner	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Chris Brady	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Miles Robinson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mark McKenzie	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Maximilian Arfsten	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cristian Roldán	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Brenden Aaronson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tim Weah	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alex Zendejas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Australia

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Patrick Beach	G	90'	—	0	6.3
Jacob Italiano	D	90'	—	0	6
Alessandro Circati	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Harry Souttar	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Cameron Burgess	D	45'	—	0	5.3
Jordan Bos	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Mathew Leckie	M	61'	—	0	6.2
Aiden O'Neill	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Paul Okon-Engstler	M	78'	—	0	6.9
Nishan Velupillay	M	45'	—	0	6.2
Mohamed Touré	F	45'	—	0	6.6
Jason Geria sub	D	45'	—	0	6.7
Connor Metcalfe sub	M	45'	—	0	6.7
Nestory Irankunda sub	F	45'	—	0	6.7
Cristian Volpato sub	M	29'	—	0	6.9
Jackson Irvine sub	M	12'	—	0	6.3
Mathew Ryan sub	G	—	—	—	—
Paul Izzo sub	G	—	—	—	—
Miloš Degenek sub	D	—	—	—	—
Aziz Behich sub	D	—	—	—	—
Lucas Herrington sub	D	—	—	—	—
Kai Trewin sub	D	—	—	—	—
Cameron Devlin sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ajdin Hrustić sub	M	—	—	—	—
Awer Mabil sub	M	—	—	—	—
Tete Yengi sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Patrick Beach	—	15/–/10%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Jacob Italiano	—	27/–/20%	1	5/13	3/6	—	1/0
Alessandro Circati	–/1	30/–/21%	3	11/14	1/1	1/2	1/0
Harry Souttar	—	31/–/22%	—	5/10	—	1/3	1/0
Cameron Burgess	—	18/–/8%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Jordan Bos	—	25/–/21%	1	4/9	2/4	–/2	1/0
Mathew Leckie	–/1	13/–/7%	—	5/9	1/1	1/1	0/0
Aiden O'Neill	—	38/–/25%	1	6/9	1/2	4/–	0/0
Paul Okon-Engstler	—	34/–/32%	2	7/13	—	2/2	0/0
Nishan Velupillay	—	8/1/3%	2	2/7	–/3	–/1	0/0
Mohamed Touré	1/1	7/–/6%	1	2/5	—	–/1	0/0
Jason Geria	—	17/–/10%	1	4/11	–/1	–/2	0/0
Connor Metcalfe	1/1	15/–/10%	1	2/3	—	—	0/0
Nestory Irankunda	—	8/1/6%	—	3/6	—	1/2	0/0
Cristian Volpato	–/1	17/1/14%	—	6/9	5/6	1/–	0/0
Jackson Irvine	—	7/–/4%	—	1/2	1/1	—	0/0
Mathew Ryan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Paul Izzo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Miloš Degenek	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Aziz Behich	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lucas Herrington	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kai Trewin	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cameron Devlin	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ajdin Hrustić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Awer Mabil	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tete Yengi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Group Stage - 2
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Referee: Felix Zwayer, Germany