Wednesday , 30 September 2026

United States vs Australia, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
United States
2 – 0
Full Time
Australia
Fri 19 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Cameron Burgess og 11' 1–0
Alex Freeman 43' 2–0
Y 16' Jordan Bos
Y 32' Alessandro Circati
Miles Robinson 56' Y
Y 89' Jacob Italiano
Y 89' Harry Souttar
Folarin Balogun 89' Y
Chris Richards 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

United States vs Australia — Worldcup at Lumen Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
  • Assistant 2 Christian Dietz
10 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
United States 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Australia
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-19 United States 2–0 Australia

Recent Form

United States
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Australia H 2–0 W
13 Jun Paraguay H 0–0 D
03 Dec Netherlands A 1–3 L
29 Nov Iran A 1–0 W
25 Nov England A 0–0 D
21 Nov Wales H 1–1 D
Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun United States A 0–2 L
14 Jun Turkey H 2–0 W
03 Dec Argentina A 1–2 L
30 Nov Denmark H 1–0 W
26 Nov Tunisia A 1–0 W
22 Nov France A 1–4 L

Season Stats

United States Australia
#13 Position #14
6 Points 4
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 2
4 Conceded 2
+4 GD +0
2.00 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
United States this season
50% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

United States are 13th (6 pts). Australia are 14th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

United States
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Australia
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

United States
Folarin Balogun 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Lumen Field. United States are looking to make home advantage count against Australia.
  • 5' United States are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Australia backline.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. United States must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cameron Burgess makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Jordan Bos.
  • 21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' Patrick Beach, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alessandro Circati on 32 minutes.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' United States are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Australia's 5-4-1 shape.
  • 43' The deadlock is broken! Alex Freeman gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
  • 46' Australia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Geria is hanging Cameron Burgess on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aiden O'Neill made 208 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Miles Robinson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 61' Cristian Volpato is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mathew Leckie at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Australia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Sebastian Berhalter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ricardo Pepi at the 74 minute mark.
  • 78' Jackson Irvine gets the nod from Australia. He replaces Paul Okon-Engstler and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The United States bench stirs into life. Sergino Dest is withdrawn and Joseph Scally gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nestor Irankunda, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 89' Jacob Italiano was booked on 89.
  • 90' Fresh legs for United States! Haji Wright comes on to replace Folarin Balogun.
  • 90' United States receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Another three points for United States.

Lineups

United States Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

Australia Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 United States xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Australia xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
United States62% Draw26% Australia12%
Actual: United States win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

United States or Draw
87%
Draw or Australia
38%
United States or Australia
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
United States42% Draw51% Australia7%
Actual: United States win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
20.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.3%
1 – 2
1.8%
4 – 1
1.6%
2 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — United States

Handicap United States covers Push Australia covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 20% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 29% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

United States keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
Australia keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.