USA vs Australia — World Cup 2026

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for USA vs Australia. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

The bench faceoff.

USA · Head coach

M. Pochettino

Australia · Head coach

T. Popović

Where to watch.

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Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

USA

USA · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers3

1M. Turner24M. Freese25C. Brady

Defenders8

3C. Richards5A. Robinson6A. Trusty12M. Robinson13T. Ream16A. Freeman22M. McKenzie23J. Scally

Midfield10

2S. Dest4T. Adams7G. Reyna8W. McKennie10C. Pulisic11B. Aaronson14S. Berhalter15C. Roldan17M. Tillman18M. Arfsten

Attack5

9R. Pepi19H. Wright20F. Balogun21T. Weah26A. Zendejas

Australia

AUS · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers3

1M. Ryan12P. Izzo18P. Beach

Defenders8

2M. Degenek3A. Circati4J. Italiano5J. Bos6J. Geria19H. Souttar21C. Burgess25L. Herrington

Midfield9

8C. Metcalfe10A. Hrustic11A. Mabil13A. O Neill14C. Devlin15K. Trewin16A. Behich22J. Irvine24Paul Okon-Engstler

Attack6

7M. Leckie9M. Touré17N. Irankunda20C. Volpato23N. Velupillay26T. Yengi