Saturday , 14 November 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
16 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 15.4 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. United States is hosting Australia for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' United States looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Alex Freeman scoring 1 goals.
  • 11' A goal from the Australia international Cameron Burgess! He fires home on 11 to make it 0-1!
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Bos on 16.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. United States must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' United States currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Australia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Alessandro Circati. He receives a card.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. United States in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Australia's compact 5-4-1.
  • 42' The travelling Australia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' What a strike from Alex Freeman! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Cameron Burgess as he leaves the pitch. Jason Geria steps in for Australia.
  • 51' Matt Freese needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' Miles Robinson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 56.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Australia — Cristian Volpato on, Mathew Leckie off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' United States manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Berhalter is hanging Ricardo Pepi on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Australia team. Paul Okon-Engstler is replaced by Jackson Irvine on 78 minute.
  • 80' Joseph Scally is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergino Dest at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 89' The referee shows Australia player a card on 89.
  • 90' United States ring the changes. Folarin Balogun has done his job and it is now time for Haji Wright to step up.
  • 90' Chris Richards picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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.