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World Cup hosts USA clash with Australia in their Group D encounter at Seattle Field on Friday night. Both nations won their opening matches – but something will have to give here!

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USA vs Australia betting angle

Balogun to score first – The hero of matchday one. Folarin Balogun is the toast of the USA having scored a brace in the Stars and Stripes’ 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay last Saturday.

The New York born forward was at the forefront of everything good Mauricio Pochettino’s side did and his performance will surely mean he’s kept the shirt for this one too.

Irankunda 0.5+ SOT – Watford forward Nestory Irankunda had one shot and one goal in Australia’s momentous win over Turkey in matchday one.

Irankunda’s pace and direct play was causing the Turks all sorts of problems and with USA often giving up chances, he may be value again to hit the target when given a sight of goal.

BTTS – Yes: The 2-0 win against Turkey was the first time in eight matches Australia hadn’t conceded a goal.

It was very much uncharted territory in all aspects like week. The USA haven’t kept a clean sheet since September.

All signs point to both nations finding the back of the onion bag.

Over 3.5 cards – Three red cards in the opening match of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa was more of an outlier than the rule of thumb so far.

But it has been a World Cup with plenty of bookings, over 3.5 cards may come into play here.

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How to watch USA vs Australia

• Location: Seattle Field, Seattle, United States.
• Date and time: Friday, 17th June 2026, 8pm.
• How to watch: BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website

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