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4 Takeaways From USA's 2-0 Win Over Australia To Advance To The World Cup Knockout Stage

SEATTLE STADIUM — No Christian Pulisic? No problem. With the U.S. men’s national team’s best attacking player on the bench because of a lingering calf injury, Mauricio Pochettino’s squad qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a game to spare by beating Australia 2-0 in their second group stage match in front of a raucous home crowd in what many consider the best soccer city in America. For the second time in as many games, the U.S. struck first on an own goal to take a lead they would never relinquish. Defender Alex Freeman added the backbreaking second just before ha...