USA vs Australia World Cup 2026: Did Australian defender Cameron Burgess’s own goal prove to be the biggest turning point of the match? How much did Alex Freeman’s VAR-assisted goal make USA’s victory easier? After reaching the knockout round, can the USA team cause a big upset this time in the FIFA World Cup 2026?
New Delhi: In the Group D match of FIFA World Cup 2026, host USA has registered a spectacular victory by defeating Australia 2-0. With this victory, America has confirmed its place in the knockout round. The first goal for the USA came from an own goal (suicide goal) by Australian defender Cameron Burgess, while the second goal was scored by Alex Freeman from a header.
The USA team dominated from the beginning of the match. In the 11th minute of the game, USA player Folarin Balogun took the ball and moved quickly from the left wing. While trying to stop him, Australian defender Cameron Burgess made a big mistake and the ball hit his leg and went straight into his own goal. Thanks to this own goal, USA took a 1-0 lead in the match.
After falling behind by one goal, Australia tried hard to equalize, but they could not succeed. Meanwhile, Australian defenders Jordan Boas and Alessandro Sircati were also shown yellow cards to stop the USA attacks. USA doubled its lead in the 43rd minute of the match. On Antoine Robinson’s kick, Sergino Dest passed the ball to Alex Freeman standing right in front of the goal post. Freeman made no mistake and put the ball into the goal with a brilliant header. Although the line referee initially flagged offside, the goal was declared fair after VAR (Video Assistant Referee) investigation. After this the Australian team could not score any goal and the match ended with the score of 2-0.