USA vs Australia live: World Cup hosts reach knockouts with dominant win over Socceroos

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20 Jun 2026 • 5:12 AM MYT
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USA winger Christian Pulisic will miss the key Group D game against Australia due to injury, after training separately from his teammates this ‌week , coach Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed. Ricardo ⁠Pepi, who came off the bench in the Paraguay game, replaces Pulisic as the only change.

The starting XIs

USA: Matt Freese; Alex Freeman, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Tyler Adams, Malik Tillman; Sergino Dest, Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi; Folarin Balogun

Australia: Patrick Beach; Jacob Italiano, Alessandro Circati, ⁠Harry Souttar, Cameron Burgess, Jordan Bos; Mathew Leckie, Aiden ⁠O'Neill, Paul Okon-Engstler, Nishan Velupillay; Mohamed Toure

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters, AP)