🔥 The hosts are on fire! US boys with another lightning start | OneFootball

Just like in the opening match, World Cup hosts the USA made a flying start to their second group game against Australia. The pressure and expectations on the US boys are huge, but so far the USMNT has been handling them very well. 

The team coached by Mauricio Pochettino also got off to a lightning start against the Socceroos. Balogun beat his man on the wing and charged into the penalty area after just under eleven minutes. His cross was unfortunately deflected into his own net by Australia’s Cameron Burgess. 

The celebrations in Seattle, of course, knew no bounds. In front of more than 66,000 fans, the US boys are currently riding a wave of euphoria and success. This tournament could take them a long way. 

As the statistics portal Opta confirms, there has never before been a team at the World Cup that benefited from own goals in two consecutive matches. The USA had also already received unintended help from Paraguay. 

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