Socceroos vs USA 2026 World Cup match thread 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

[Villa Dan]

From the first minute we have been inviting them in to come at us blind freddy could see this was coming got no idea why

 

[Pub League Champion]

This is gonna end 4 zip

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Socceroos trailing the United States 2-0 going into the half.

 

[highkick05]

Half time we pray for miracles

 

[NicCarBel]

I still think that offside

I agree - in my book, whilst the scorer was definitely onside - I think the other player that makes the run right next to Beach is involved enough in the play by getting right onto the ball to be an offside offence

 

[Football us life]

There's no way the US are this much more better than Australia....

From the first minute we have been inviting them in to come at us blind freddy could see this was coming got no idea why

I agree. Australia should be doing to the US what the US are doing to them.

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

We could potentially be as dynamic as the US is here with the players we have, but Poppa is going to Poppa i guess.

 

[Beretta]

We rode our luck against Turkey and when we conceded early it was always doom and gloom.

Hoofing long balls aint always going to work or praying on set pieces with Soutter in the box.

Cant put 2 passes together. Out played, out muscled, out classed today.

 

[mkxx]

USA scored 2 goals from all our silly mistakes.

 

[Villa Dan]

Never agreed with chopping and changing the lineup puzzling from the first game

 

[McZero]

Bos getting out muscles repeatedly, velupelai mainly absent,

 

[Pub League Champion]

Beach at fault for the second goal, if he doesn’t slip then he gets that. Harsh but true.

 

[NicCarBel]

My changes if I was Popa

HT - Herrington ON for Italiano
Before Ad break - Volpato ON for Leckie, Irankunda ON for Velupillay
After Ad break - Yengi ON for Toure
Final change - Metcalfe ON for Okon-Engstler

 

[Pub League Champion]

Bos getting out muscles repeatedly, velupelai mainly absent,

Can we all stop dick-riding Bos now?

Vellupillay being on the field is an embarrassment.

 

[zimbos05]

Beach at fault for the second goal, if he doesn’t slip then he gets that. Harsh but true.

It takes a massive deflection. Quite hard to get back up and in position that quickly. Definitely not his fault.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

My changes if I was Popa

HT - Herrington ON for Italiano
Before Ad break - Volpato ON for Leckie, Irankunda ON for Velupillay
After Ad break - Yengi ON for Toure
Final change - Metcalfe ON for Okon-Engstler

Nestory Irankunda, Cristian Volpato and Lucas Herrington should all be coming on at the half.

 

[JS96]

Rubbish half with terrible teamwork and concentration. Burgess having and off day and Herrington would've been better in hindsight. Leckie has disgraced the shirt with that effort and Okon and Velupillay top raw while Italiano getting rounded. Even Souttar looks nervous on the ball.

 

[Bbouy]

Velupillay and Leckie have been completely useless.

 

[zimbos05]

That was an absolute shocker of a half. I'd expect there to be some changes. We can't keep going in with this "let them come at us" mentality. This is just shit.

 

[NicCarBel]

Beach at fault for the second goal, if he doesn’t slip then he gets that. Harsh but true.

I mean… there was a deflection - yes ultimately you are correct, but both goals to me have come from little mistakes that our players ultimately can’t control.

Despite that - given the build up play - I’m surprised it’s only 2-0