The Socceroos were brought down to earth by Mauricio Pochettino’s USA side. We rate the performance of every Australian player.

Socceroos' coach Tony Popovic's surprise first-half lineup was no match for the USA's offence.

Mauricio Pochettino says Australia is a team of “good players, good organisation, good coach” and will be dangerous opponents on Saturday morning, AEST.

Minute-by-minute report: Mauricio Pochettino’s hot-starting USMNT square off against a solid Socceroos team in Seattle. Beau Dure has live updates

The Socceroos were brought down to earth by Mauricio Pochettino’s USA side. We rate the performance of every Australian player.

The Socceroos were brought down to earth by Mauricio Pochettino’s USA side. We rate the performance of every Australian player.

A tired Australia side were dominated by the US, conceding an own goal within the first 10 minutes as Tony Popovic’s tactics backfired.

A Cameron Burgess own goal and VAR drama cost Australia against the US, before cramp proved a problem for the match referee. Here are the five quick hits from the Socceroos vs USA.

June 19 : After winning their opening World Cup Group D game against Turkey, Australia were brought crashing back down to earth on Friday when they lost 2-0 to co-hosts the United…

Australia coach Tony Popovic criticized the referee after a 2-0 World Cup loss to the USA in Seattle, saying the official did not have his best day.

The Socceroos’ World Cup campaign, full of promise just days ago, now hangs in the balance after a 2-0 loss to the US.

Former Socceroos, including Harry Kewell, Craig Foster and Mark Bosnich, were highly critical of the first half as Australia sunk 2-0 to the US in Seattle.

Australia's substitutes sparked an improved second-half display, but the damage had already been done with a 2-0 loss to the USA.

Much like their 4am alarms, Socceroos fans received a rude wake-up call as Australia lost 2-0 to the United States on Saturday morning.

The Socceroos will rue a missed opportunity after a dire first half against the USA, with Tony Popovic's selections at least partly to blame, says Mark Schwarzer.

An own goal, a contentious call and a sumptuous second-half attack provide clues about what went wrong for Tony Popovic’s side against the co-hosts in Seattle.