Co-hosts USA continue their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Australia as two opening-round winners meet in Seattle. And you can live stream the game around the world for free.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men achieved the impressive feat of stealing the limelight from Tom Cruise, Katy Perry and the other A-listers in attendance for their opening match against Paraguay in Los Angeles as a 4-1 thrashing kicked off their tournament in style. Folarin Balogun scored twice as the co-hosts raced into a 3-0 half-time lead and Poch will be desperate to capitalize on the momentum from the scintillating display. However, the USA will be without Christian Pulisic, who will miss the game with a calf injury, as they chase the win that would realistically secure their place in the last 32 and put them in pole position to top the group.
A win for Australia would also all but qualify Tony Popovic’s side for the knockout stages after an impressive 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening game. That match featured 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda, who became the Socceroos’ youngest World Cup goalscorer, and the Watford winger has already become the poster boy for this youthful squad. Irankunda was one of 10 Australian players to make their World Cup debut against Turkey and it will be fascinating to see how they handle the challenge of facing one of the co-hosts, with an expectedly hostile atmosphere.
So read on as we show you exactly how to watch USA vs Australia for free in FIFA World Cup 2026.
USA vs Australia: Team News
USA XI: Frieze; Freeman, Richards, Ream, A Robinson; Tillman, Adams; Dest, McKennie, Pepi; Balogun.
Australia XI: Beach; Italiano, Circati, Souttar, Burgess, Bos; Leckie, O’Neill, Okon-Engstler, Velupillay; Tours.
How to watch USA vs Australia for free
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How to watch USA vs Australia in USA
American viewers can watch USA vs Australia on Fox.
You can watch all World Cup matches on Fox and FS1 available on cord cutters like YouTube TV (FREE Trial), Hulu+Live TV, Sling (selected markets), Fubo or DirecTV.
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How to watch USA vs Australia in the UK
UK customers are in luck as they can stream USA vs Australia free on BBC. Live coverage is on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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How to watch USA vs Australia in Australia
USA vs Australia will be shown for free in Australia on SBS On Demand.
The streaming platform has every game in the tournament for free, making it the perfect place for your World Cup viewing.
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How to watch USA vs Australia in Canada
In Canada, TSN will broadcast USA vs Australia.
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USA vs Australia: Match Information
When does USA vs Australia start?
USA vs Australia starts at 8pm BST / 3pm ET on Friday 19 June. It is at 05:00 AEST Saturday 20 June in Australia.
What are the squads for USA vs Australia?
USA
Goalkeepers: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City), Matt Turner (New England Revolution).
Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Aust-Monchenglad (Celton-Mönchenglad).
Midfielders: Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Malik Tillman (Bayer Al Leverkusen (Bayer Al Leverkusen), Zende Tim Wess Amerika (Bayer Al Leverkusen), Zende Tim Wesjas (America).
Extenders: Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Australia
Goalkeepers: Mathew Ryan (Levante), Paul Izzo (Randers), Patrick Beach (Melbourne City).
Defenders: Jordan Bos (Feyenoord), Aziz Behich (Melbourne City), Harry Souttar (Leicester), Alessandro Circati (Parma), Lucas Herrington (Colorado Rapids), Cameron Burgess (Swansea), Kai Trewin (New York City FC), Milos Degenek (Apoel Nicosia), Jason Geria (Albirex Niigatazer), the Italian.
Midfielders: Jackson Irvine (St. Pauli), Aiden O’Neill (New York City FC), Paul Okon Jr (Sydney FC), Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
Extenders: Connor Metcalfe (St. Pauli), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City), Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), Nestory Irankunda (Watford), Awer Mabil (Castellón), Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo), Mohamed Toure (Norwich), Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia).
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Position |
Team |
DG |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
USA |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
Australia |
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
Turkey |
-2 |
0 |
|
4 |
Paraguay |
-3 |
0 |
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