USAMatt Freese Tested even less than he had been against Paraguay, though some timidness about leaving his line to sweep and claim crosses projects worrying command of his area. 6Tim Ream Engineer of plenty of good efforts up the left and often involved in the defensive half. Another credible captain’s shift. 7Chris Richards Not quite perfect on the pass again, but just about as he stewarded sequences. Needless late challenge puts him in yellow card limbo. 7Alex Freeman Vertical prowess must run in the family. Another balanced all-around shift, this time with a goal to show for it. Star in the making kind of stuff. 8Alex Freeman profileAntonee Robinson Kept ball fizzing up the left touchline with seven progressive passes. Provided width for Balogun’s run on opener, but now on yellow card watch. 7Tyler Adams In his bag operating behind a pair of box-to-box midfielders like he did for Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth. Kept Australia from making good progress in central third throughout. 7Sergiño Dest Took the initial shot that was lobbed into Freeman’s zone on second goal. Good interplay with McKennie along the right to keep two-sided balance. 6Weston McKennie Relished in another more advanced shift: six progressive passes, eight progressive receptions, and four passes into the box, per Futi. Some dazzling footwork with Dest in moments. 7Malik Tillman Another composed shift with tidy recirculation and progression in spades. Quick tricky to dispossess, leading to more opposing yellow card cautions to limit Socceroos. 7Folarin Balogun His incisive run up the channel was rewarded with another own goal opener. Held his own as Australia upped physicality in second half; rent-free in Australian heads throughout. 7Ricardo Pepi A surprise starter who thwarted Australia’s plans and shape, but unable to place either shot on target. Was industrious off the ball as the more hard-yards complement to Balogun. 6SubstitutesSebastian Berhalter (Pepi 74) A closer’s shift as Mauricio Pochettino sacrificed an attacker for more midfield stability. 6; Joe Scally (Dest 80) First action of the tournament to rest Dest’s legs with game comfortably won. 6; Auston Trusty (Robinson 80) First action of the tournament with game comfortably won. 6; Gio Reyna (McKennie 90+6) Mostly anonymous as a stoppage time victory cigar; little to do as the scrums had already kicked off. 6; Haji Wright (Balogun 90+6) A couple of opportunistic scampers behind the back in a last-minute cameo. 6AustraliaPatrick Beach Should have defended his front post better for the opening goal, but was abandoned by his defenders for the second. 6Harry Souttar Made a few crucial blocks as the anchoring centre-back, but didn’t use his height to any advantage during Australia’s rare attacking set pieces. Prevented any major chances in the second-half. 6Cameron Burgess Clattered the ball into his own net for the opening goal, ball-watched for the second. Came off at half-time. 5Socceroos defender Cameron Burgess knocks the ball into his own net to give the US the lead in Seattle. Photograph: Agustín Marcarian/ReutersAlessandro Circati Picked up Australia’s second yellow card for a high boot but otherwise defended stoically. Made a desperate diving block to prevent a third goal early in the second half. 6Jacob Italiano Was beaten on too many occasions by USA’s wide players in the first half, but showed a bit more creativity when pushing further forward in the final 30 minutes. 5Jordan Bos Earned the game’s first yellow card for shoving McKennie in the face, and was regularly beaten down the wing. Offered very little in attack. 5Aiden O’Neill Was isolated and overwhelmed in midfield for most of the game, and failed to control the tempo or connect key passes. 5Paul Okon-Engstler Struggled to assert himself physically for the first 70 minutes and lost too many one-on-one challenges. 5Nishan Velupillay Spent most of his time defending and didn’t provide any transitional outlets on the rare occasions Australia had the ball. Was pulled at half-time. 5Mat Leckie Australia’s best attacker early in the first half with a handful of shots and crosses, but faded as the game progressed. Came off injured just after the hour. 6Mohamed Touré Had the first of Australia’s five total shots early on, but barely touched the ball after that. Replaced by Irankunda at half-time. 5SubstitutesJason Geria (Burgess 45) Stepped into the right side of Australia’s back three and didn’t look out of place. Could have clawed a goal back late on if not for a lunging USA block. 6; Connor Metcalfe (Velupillay 45) Made an immediate impact off the bench with forward runs and line-breaking passes. 7; Nestory Irankunda (Touré 45) Offered a more dangerous counter-attacking threat than Touré, causing trouble every time he reached top speed. 6; Cristian Volpato (Leckie 61) Warmed into the game and delivered a few decent crosses into the box, but still looked a little lost structurally. Sent Australia’s best opportunity over the crossbar. 6; Jackson Irvine (Okon-Engstler 78) Added a key connecting piece in midfield to bring his team-mates up the field. Should have come on sooner. 6