On day nine of the World Cup, the United States men’s national team sealed their place in the knockout rounds, when an own goal and an Alex Freeman header was enough for them to beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle without Christian Pulisic, who is nursing an injured calf muscle.In the other Group D game between Turkey and Paraguay, Miguel Almiron became the first player to get a red card for covering his mouth when speaking to an opponent, but the South Americans clung on to a 1-0 win that meant that USMNT had officially won Group D, and that Turkey were eliminated from the tournament with a game still to play.Earlier in the day, Scotland’s fans will probably continue to endear themselves to the people of Massachusetts despite their team falling to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Morocco, Ismael Sabari scoring the only goal in Foxborough.And Brazil did enough to beat Haiti 3-0 — Vinicius Junior starring and Matheus Cunha scoring twice as the Haitians became the first team to be eliminated from this year’s tournament — as Carlo Ancelotti dropped a big hint about Neymar.The Athletic will provide daily recaps of the World Cup’s biggest talking points throughout the tournament. This is what happened on Matchday 9…Group D: USA 2-0 Australia