USA beat Australia 2–0 to book knockout spot at World Cup
Key takeaways
- An own goal and a goal by Alex Freeman helped the home side maintain a perfect record and progress to the round of 32.
- Pulisic missed Friday’s Group D clash in Seattle with a calf injury sustained in the USA’s opening win over Paraguay, leaving the cohosts without their most influential attacking player.
- “It’s always difficult because we want to have all the players,” Pochettino said. “Christian is an important player for us, but … it was impossible today for him to play.
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An own goal and a goal by Alex Freeman helped the home side maintain a perfect record and progress to the round of 32.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Matt Turner, Weston Mc Kennie, Malik Tillman and Folarin Balogun celebrate USA's win over Australia [Steven Bisig/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026The United States showed they could win without Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 to reach the World Cup round of 32, but coach Mauricio Pochettino is hoping his talisman will return for their next match.
Pulisic missed Friday’s Group D clash in Seattle with a calf injury sustained in the USA’s opening win over Paraguay, leaving the cohosts without their most influential attacking player.