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 States in Seattle after a first-half collapse in which they gave away two goals to give themselves a mountain to climb.Tony Popovi

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

SEATTLE: Australia beat Türkiye with a perfectly executed game plan in their World Cup opener but will need to find another level to get a result against confident co-hosts the…