USA Deliver Dominant Display in 2-0 Win Over Australia
FULL-TIME: USA 2-0 Australia
The United States and Australia will look to book their place in the World Cup knockout rounds on Saturday.
After tournament co-hosts Mexico sealed their place in the last 32 on Friday with a 1-0 victory over South Korea, the USA or the Socceroos can join them with a victory in their Group D game in Seattle.
After an unconvincing build-up, the Americans made a flying start to the World Cup last week with a stylish 4-1 demolition of Paraguay in Los Angeles.
That result has left Mauricio Pochettino’s USA team brimming with confidence and the country getting behind them as they prepare for the showdown with the Socceroos in the Pacific Northwest.
Australia are also approaching the USA clash in buoyant mood after their stunning 2-0 upset of Turkey on Saturday. Those two wins mean that either the USA or Australia will advance to the last 32 with victory in a game that has had an undercurrent of tension in the build-up.
