USA surge into World Cup knockout stage after dominant victory over Socceroos

The manner of play, too, had been predicted by the players and coaches of both teams: a tight, competitive match of football (or whatever you want to call it), with a 2-0 win for the United States delighting the vast majority of the 66,925-strong sellout crowd and securing the host nation’s place in the knockout round. Unlike most participating nations, the US and Australia seemingly play every World Cup with the weight of the future of their sport on their shoulders, as both sides face competition for soccer attention from other sports. Australia fans, almost uniformly resplendent in yellow, were audible throughout in their three large pockets of support centred around Seattle Stadium’s south end.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: The manner of play, too, had been predicted by the players and coaches of both teams: a tight, competitive match of football (or whatever you want to call it), with a 2-0 win for the United States delighting the vast majority of the 66,925-strong sellout crowd and securing the host nation’s place in the knockout round. Unlike most participating nations, the US and Australia seemingly play every World Cup with the weight of the future of their sport on their shoulders, as both sides face competition for soccer attention from other sports. Australia fans, almost uniformly resplendent in yellow, were audible throughout in their three large pockets of support centred around Seattle Stadium’s south end.