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USA vs Australia Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
USA USA
FT2–0
Friday 19 June 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  Lumen Field, Seattle

Match Report

Match Events ?
11'⚽ OGCameron Burgess USA
16'🟨Jordan Bos Australia
32'🟨Alessandro Circati Australia
44'Alexander Freeman USA
56'🟨Antonee Robinson USA
89'🟨Folarin Balogun USA
89'🟨Harry Souttar Australia
89'🟨Jacob Italiano Australia
90'🟨Chris Richards USA
Match Statistics ?
USA
Australia
62%
Possession
38%
2
Shots on Target
2
10
Total Shots
5
7
Corners
4
12
Fouls
16
1.30
xG
0.44
Player Ratings ?
USA
8.2Alexander FreemanD
7.6Malik TillmanM
7.3Antonee RobinsonM
Australia
7.5Alessandro CircatiD
6.9Cristian VolpatoM
6.7Jason GeriaD
Starting Lineups ?
USA · 3-5-2
24GMatthew Freese
16DAlexander Freeman
3DChris Richards
13DTim Ream
2MSergiño Dest
8MWeston McKennie
4MTyler Adams
17MMalik Tillman
5MAntonee Robinson
20FFolarin Balogun
9FRicardo Pepi
Australia · 5-4-1
18GPatrick Beach
4DJacob Italiano
3DAlessandro Circati
19DHarry Souttar
21DCameron Burgess
5DJordan Bos
7MMathew Leckie
13MAiden O'Neill
24MPaul Okon-Engstler
23MNishan Velupillay
9FMohamed Touré

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Very even matchup
Confidence: Low
USA 42%Draw 27%Australia 31%
xG: 1.34Expected goalsxG: 1.11

USA vs Australia looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
USA: 1548 (#17)  ·  Australia: 1545 (#18)
H2H Record ?
2–1–1
USA leads
Avg 2.0 goals/game · 4 meetings
USA
Australia
#1
Position ?
#2
6
Points ?
4
2W 0D 1L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
8
Goals For ?
2
4
Goals Against ?
2
+4
Goal Diff
0
#16
FIFA Rank ?
#27
1.6%
Win Prob ?
0.5%
L W L W W
Form ?
L D L W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 4 Meetings (All Competitions)
2USA
1Draw
1Australia
14 Oct 2025FriendlyUSA2–1Australia
5 Jun 2010FriendlyAustralia1–3NUSA
6 Nov 1998FriendlyUSA0–0Australia
13 Jun 1992FriendlyUSA0–1Australia
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — USA and Australia both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

USA — Injuries
C. Pulišić
C. Pulišić
Injury
F. Balogun
F. Balogun
Injury
M. McKenzie
M. McKenzie
Injury
C. Roldan
C. Roldan
Injury
Australia — Injuries
M. Leckie
M. Leckie
Injury
J. Italiano
J. Italiano
Injury
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