USA vs Australia Official Lineups, Friday, 19 June 2026, World Cup Group D
Here are the official starting lineups for the USA and Australia on Friday, June 19, 2026. The Group D FIFA World Cup Matchday 2 encounter is set to begin at 12:00 PM local time (PT) at Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field) in Seattle, Washington. Following this match, the USA will conclude their Group D games with a match against Türkiye on June 25 at Los Angeles Stadium.
FIFA Ranking:
In the FIFA Men’s World Rankings, the United States is 15th, while Australia is 22nd.
2 Serie A players called up for 🇺🇸 the United States National team World Cup 2026:
- Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie
- AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic
1 Serie A players called up for 🇦🇺 the Australia National team:
- Sassuolo defender Cristian Volpato
🇺🇸 USA Starting XI: Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, A. Robinson; Tillman, Adams, McKennie; Dest, Balogun, Pepi.
Subs: Turner (GK), Brady (GK), Trusty, M. Robinson, Arfstein, McKenzie, Scally, Reyna, Berhalter, Roldan, Aaronson, Wright, Weah, Zendejas.
Head Coach: Mauricio Pochettino
Please note: Milan’s Christian Pulisic is sidelined due to an injury.
Australia Starting XI: Beach; Italiano, Circati, Souttar, Burgess, Bos; Leckie, O’Neill, Okon-Engstler, Velupillay; Touré.
Subs: Ryan (GK), Izzo (GK), Degenek, Geria, Trewin, Behich, Herrington, Metcalfe, Devlin, Irvine, Hrustić, Mabil, Irankunda, Volpato, Yengi.
Head Coach: Tony Popovic.
Starting lineups
Substitutes
USA vs Australia Analytics BEFORE the game.
United States World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
- Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Sergino Dest (PSV), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic)
- Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Alejandro Zendejas (Club América)
- Forwards: Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Haji Wright (Coventry City), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Tim Weah (Marseille).
Australia World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Ryan (Levante), Izzo (Randers), Beach (Melbourne City)
- Defenders: Behich (Melbourne City), Bos (Feynoord), Burgess (Swansea City), Circati (Parma), Degenek (APOEL), Geria (Albirex Niigata), Herrington (Colorado Rapids), Italiano (Grazer), Souttar (Leicester City), Trewin (New York City)
- Midfielders: Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), Hrustic (Heracles Almelo), Irvine (St Pauli), Metcalfe (St Pauli), Okon-Englster (Sydney), O’Neill (New York City)
- Forwards: Irankunda (Watford), Leckie (Melbourne City), Mabil (Castellon), Toure (Norwich City), Velupilly (Melbourne City), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), Yengi (Livingston/Machida Zelvia)
Here we go! pic.twitter.com/qSzafoHEFy
— U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team (@USMNT) June 19, 2026
USA official starting lineup against Australia
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Australia official lineup against USA
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— U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team (@USMNT) June 19, 2026
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World Cup Group D Matchday 2
🇺🇸 USA – Australia 🇦🇺
Date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Kickoff Time: 12:00 PM PT (3:00 PM ET)
Venue: Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field)
Seattle, WA
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramirez MEX