USA - Australia: today's pick of World Cup 2026

The group stage of the 2026 World Cup serves up one of the spicier ties tonight - USA versus Australia, at 21:00 CET, in Group D. The hosts (the USA co-hosts the tournament alongside Canada and Mexico) go in as favourites, but the Socceroos rarely make life easy for the bigger sides.

What the history says

The two teams have met four times so far. The record: two wins for the USA, one for Australia and one draw, with an aggregate goal difference of 5:3 in the Americans' favour. The last meeting, a year ago, finished 2:1 - tight, as it usually is when these two styles collide.

Tonight's World Cup schedule

Besides the headline match, two more games are on tonight: Scotland - Morocco (00:00) and Brazil - Haiti (02:30). The full schedule by group, the tables and live results are all in our World Cup 2026 guide.

Live results

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