June 20, 2026
The Australians were miffed that some pundits, including a few former US national team players, mockingly gave them zero chance to stay on the field in the second Group D match against the Americans in Seattle on Friday.
Disregard the Aussies' 2-0 win over favored Turkey in their first match. How could they match up against a superior US squad, which opened with a 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay?
Oh, the Aussies talked about being fired up and ready to shove all those derisive comments down the collective American throats.
They shouldn't have taken it personally because not too many months ago, several ex-USMNT players questioned if Mauricio Pochettino was the right choice to lead their team and questioned the heart and desire of a group that would eventually wear the red, white and blue into the World Cup.
