US World Cup Team Secures Spot in the Next Round With Second Dominant Win in Two Games: 2-0 Against Australia (VIDEOS) * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
USMNT: two convincing victories in the group phase of the World Cup – Screengrab Social Media/X
The US finally has a team that can make history in the World Cup.
What a difference 32 years make – and a positive one, too!
When the US first hosted the football (soccer) World Cup in 1994, the team dropped out of the competition after a hard-fought defeat against champions Brazil in the round of 16, in a vibrant match in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
But this time around, the US squad is playing a much more complete game, with a solid defense and an efficient attack that has scored 6 times in two games.
The USMNT made his debut in the Cup with a dominant victory 4×1 against Paraguay, a solid squad that won Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in the qualifiers – no small feat.
And today, they proved it was not a mirage: the US team has what it takes to go far in the competition.
U.S. clinches spot in World Cup knockout round with dominant 2-0 win over Australia. https://t.co/5oyad3oD7Y
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 19, 2026
Sky Sports reported:
“Having beaten Paraguay 4-1 in their opening game in Los Angeles, Mauricio Pochettino’s side produced another commanding display in Seattle to continue their strong start to the tournament and put them on the brink of reaching the round of 32.
Folarin Balogun, scorer of two goals against Paraguay, forced the opener when Australia defender Cameron Burgess turned the striker’s cut-back into his own net in the 11th minute.”
🚨🌎 THE USA HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD AGAINST AUSTRALIA!
USA 1-0 Australia.pic.twitter.com/EMGzYSQilz
— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) June 19, 2026
“Defender Alex Freeman added the second when VAR overturned an offside call against him after he had nodded Serginio Dest’s deflected shot over the line following a USA corner.
Head coach Tony Popovic tried to get Australia back into the game by making a triple change at half-time but they were unable to meaningfully trouble goalkeeper Matt Freese as USA put themselves in a strong position to advance to the knockouts.”
GOAL! Fans react to the second #USMNT goal against Australia here at @stateside_live. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/5HjKXVbOcQ
— John Leuzzi (@ByJohnLeuzzi) June 19, 2026
US bench after VAR awarded the second goal.🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0sfpRioIYg
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) June 19, 2026
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