The USMNT is set for a top-of-the-table clash against Group D foe Australia in the Pacific Northwest this Friday. The United States is fresh off a rousing victory against Paraguay in its FIFA World Cup 2026 opener, while the Socceroos will be equally energized after shutting down a talented Türkiye side in a 2-0 victory last weekend in Vancouver. The USMNT will continue its FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Asian Football Confederation (AFC) side Australia on Friday, June 19 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT at Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Wash. The match will be carried live on FOX and Telemundo. The United States and Australia have met on four prior occasions—all non-official matches - between 1992 and 2025. The lone Australia win came in the first meeting, a 1-0 contest at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. in 1992. Since then, the USMNT has gone unbeaten against the Socceroos, settling for a scoreless draw in San Jose, Calif. in 1998 before picking up a pair of victories more recently—first a 3-1 win in Roodepoort, South Africa in 2010 just prior to the World Cup, and later a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in Commerce City, Colo. last October. In the pair’s most recent meeting, striker Haji Wright recorded a brace and Cristian Roldan tallied two assists, while 17 of the 24 players on the matchday squad earned a spot on head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s final World Cup roster. Australia is currently ranked 22nd in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Rankings, its highest ranking since May 8, 2012. At the moment, the Socceroos are ranked as the third-highest AFC team, trailing only Japan (17) and Korea Republic (21). After blitzing through AFC World Cup qualifiers with an 11-1-4 record and +31 goal differential between March 2024 and June 2025, Australia hit the pitch for 10 pre-World Cup tune-ups. Against a pool of nine unique teams from five different confederations boasting an average World Ranking of roughly 43, Australia went 5-4-1, notably losing against Mexico (May 30), Colombia (Nov. 18) and the United States (Oct. 14), picking up a draw against Switzerland (June 6) and securing victories against Canada (Oct. 10) and Cameroon (March 27). The Socceroos earned their fifth World Cup match victory last weekend, shutting out a confident Türkiye side 2-0 at BC Place Vancouver thanks to eight saves from 22-year-old goalkeeper Patrick Beach—a record for an Australian goalkeeper in a World Cup and the most by any goalkeeper on his World Cup debut since 2002—and goals from 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda and FC St. Pauli man Connor Metcalfe. Despite only holding 28.3% possession—Australia’s lowest in a World Cup match—the contest was ultimately decided by Irankunda’s match-winning first-half strike as he became the Socceroos’ youngest World Cup goalscorer. Australia is led by 52-year-old head coach Tony Popovic, who recently became the first person to both play for and coach the Socceroos in a World Cup match. He was named Australia’s head coach on Sept. 23, 2024, and has since compiled an 11-4-4 record. The former defender spent the majority of his playing career in England with Crystal Palace (2001-06), also spending time in his native Australia with Sydney United 58 FC (1989-97) and Sydney FC (2007-08), as well as Japan with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.