Yahoo Sports reports: Co-hosts the United States powered into the knock-out stages of the World Cup after swatting aside Australia 2-0 on Friday and sending fans in Seattle wild. Supporter trepidation that the home side might not be strong enough to escape Group D has been transformed into a growing belief the could do some damage in the knock-outs.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 19, 2026 9:26 PM
Co-hosts US sail into World Cup last 32 after Australia well beaten
Co-hosts the United States powered into the knock-out stages of the World Cup after swatting aside Australia 2-0 on Friday and sending fans in Seattle wild. Supporter trepidation that the home side might not be strong enough to escape Group D has been transformed into a growing belief the could do some damage in the knock-outs.
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