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Co-hosts face Socceroos in intriguing encounter

The United States of America take on Australia this evening bidding to reach the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup. The co-hosts made the perfect start to their home tournament opener, when they thrashed Paraguay 4-1 in Los Angeles, California. Former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun netted a brace on a superb day for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Now, they are looking to build on that and use the momentum they have built in their second contest, against the Socceroos at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. The Australians stunned Turkey, fancied by many as dark horses this summer, 2-0 in their first match of the tournament, with Watford winger Nestory Irankunda announcing himself on the global stage with a superb individual performance off the left flank.

Tony Popovic’s side are organised defensively - lining up in a 5-4-1 shape - and that resoluteness held out Turkey to hand them a huge three points in their bid to reach the knockout stages. Keep up to date with all the latest from Seattle with our live blog below.