USA
Matt Freese Tested even less than he had been against Paraguay, though some timidness about leaving his line to sweep and claim crosses projects worrying command of his area. 6
Tim Ream Engineer of plenty of good efforts up the left and often involved in the defensive half. Another credible captainâs shift. 7
Chris Richards Not quite perfect on the pass again, but just about as he stewarded sequences. Needless late challenge puts him in yellow card limbo. 7
Alex Freeman Vertical prowess must run in the family. Another balanced all-around shift, this time with a goal to show for it. Star in the making kind of stuff. 8
Antonee Robinson Kept ball fizzing up the left touchline with seven progressive passes. Provided width for Balogunâs run on opener, but now on yellow card watch. 7
Tyler Adams In his bag operating behind a pair of box-to-box midfielders like he did for Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth. Kept Australia from making good progress in central third throughout. 7
Sergiño Dest Took the initial shot that was lobbed into Freemanâs zone on second goal. Good interplay with McKennie along the right to keep two-sided balance. 6
Weston McKennie Relished in another more advanced shift: six progressive passes, eight progressive receptions, and four passes into the box, per Futi. Some dazzling footwork with Dest in moments. 7
Malik Tillman Another composed shift with tidy recirculation and progression in spades. Quick tricky to dispossess, leading to more opposing yellow card cautions to limit Socceroos. 7
Folarin Balogun His incisive run up the channel was rewarded with another own goal opener. Held his own as Australia upped physicality in second half; rent-free in Australian heads throughout. 7
Ricardo Pepi A surprise starter who thwarted Australiaâs plans and shape, but unable to place either shot on target. Was industrious off the ball as the more hard-yards complement to Balogun. 6
Substitutes
Sebastian Berhalter (Pepi 74) A closerâs shift as Mauricio Pochettino sacrificed an attacker for more midfield stability. 6; Joe Scally (Dest 80) First action of the tournament to rest Destâs legs with game comfortably won. 6; Auston Trusty (Robinson 80) First action of the tournament with game comfortably won. 6; Gio Reyna (McKennie 90+6) Mostly anonymous as a stoppage time victory cigar; little to do as the scrums had already kicked off. 6; Haji Wright (Balogun 90+6) A couple of opportunistic scampers behind the back in a last-minute cameo. 6
Australia
Patrick Beach Should have defended his front post better for the opening goal, but was abandoned by his defenders for the second. 6
Harry Souttar Made a few crucial blocks as the anchoring centre-back, but didnât use his height to any advantage during Australiaâs rare attacking set pieces. Prevented any major chances in the second-half. 6
Cameron Burgess Clattered the ball into his own net for the opening goal, ball-watched for the second. Came off at half-time. 5
Alessandro Circati Picked up Australiaâs second yellow card for a high boot but otherwise defended stoically. Made a desperate diving block to prevent a third goal early in the second half. 6
Jacob Italiano Was beaten on too many occasions by USAâs wide players in the first half, but showed a bit more creativity when pushing further forward in the final 30 minutes. 5
Jordan Bos Earned the gameâs first yellow card for shoving McKennie in the face, and was regularly beaten down the wing. Offered very little in attack. 5
Aiden OâNeill Was isolated and overwhelmed in midfield for most of the game, and failed to control the tempo or connect key passes. 5
Paul Okon-Engstler Struggled to assert himself physically for the first 70 minutes and lost too many one-on-one challenges. 5
Nishan Velupillay Spent most of his time defending and didnât provide any transitional outlets on the rare occasions Australia had the ball. Was pulled at half-time. 5
Mat Leckie Australiaâs best attacker early in the first half with a handful of shots and crosses, but faded as the game progressed. Came off injured just after the hour. 6
Mohamed TourĂ© Had the first of Australiaâs five total shots early on, but barely touched the ball after that. Replaced by Irankunda at half-time. 5
Substitutes
Matt Freese Tested even less than he had been against Paraguay, though some timidness about leaving his line to sweep and claim crosses projects worrying command of his area. 6
Tim Ream Engineer of plenty of good efforts up the left and often involved in the defensive half. Another credible captainâs shift. 7
Chris Richards Not quite perfect on the pass again, but just about as he stewarded sequences. Needless late challenge puts him in yellow card limbo. 7
Alex Freeman Vertical prowess must run in the family. Another balanced all-around shift, this time with a goal to show for it. Star in the making kind of stuff. 8
Antonee Robinson Kept ball fizzing up the left touchline with seven progressive passes. Provided width for Balogunâs run on opener, but now on yellow card watch. 7
Tyler Adams In his bag operating behind a pair of box-to-box midfielders like he did for Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth. Kept Australia from making good progress in central third throughout. 7
Sergiño Dest Took the initial shot that was lobbed into Freemanâs zone on second goal. Good interplay with McKennie along the right to keep two-sided balance. 6
Weston McKennie Relished in another more advanced shift: six progressive passes, eight progressive receptions, and four passes into the box, per Futi. Some dazzling footwork with Dest in moments. 7
Malik Tillman Another composed shift with tidy recirculation and progression in spades. Quick tricky to dispossess, leading to more opposing yellow card cautions to limit Socceroos. 7
Folarin Balogun His incisive run up the channel was rewarded with another own goal opener. Held his own as Australia upped physicality in second half; rent-free in Australian heads throughout. 7
Ricardo Pepi A surprise starter who thwarted Australiaâs plans and shape, but unable to place either shot on target. Was industrious off the ball as the more hard-yards complement to Balogun. 6
Substitutes
Sebastian Berhalter (Pepi 74) A closerâs shift as Mauricio Pochettino sacrificed an attacker for more midfield stability. 6; Joe Scally (Dest 80) First action of the tournament to rest Destâs legs with game comfortably won. 6; Auston Trusty (Robinson 80) First action of the tournament with game comfortably won. 6; Gio Reyna (McKennie 90+6) Mostly anonymous as a stoppage time victory cigar; little to do as the scrums had already kicked off. 6; Haji Wright (Balogun 90+6) A couple of opportunistic scampers behind the back in a last-minute cameo. 6
Australia
Patrick Beach Should have defended his front post better for the opening goal, but was abandoned by his defenders for the second. 6
Harry Souttar Made a few crucial blocks as the anchoring centre-back, but didnât use his height to any advantage during Australiaâs rare attacking set pieces. Prevented any major chances in the second-half. 6
Cameron Burgess Clattered the ball into his own net for the opening goal, ball-watched for the second. Came off at half-time. 5
Alessandro Circati Picked up Australiaâs second yellow card for a high boot but otherwise defended stoically. Made a desperate diving block to prevent a third goal early in the second half. 6
Jacob Italiano Was beaten on too many occasions by USAâs wide players in the first half, but showed a bit more creativity when pushing further forward in the final 30 minutes. 5
Jordan Bos Earned the gameâs first yellow card for shoving McKennie in the face, and was regularly beaten down the wing. Offered very little in attack. 5
Aiden OâNeill Was isolated and overwhelmed in midfield for most of the game, and failed to control the tempo or connect key passes. 5
Paul Okon-Engstler Struggled to assert himself physically for the first 70 minutes and lost too many one-on-one challenges. 5
Nishan Velupillay Spent most of his time defending and didnât provide any transitional outlets on the rare occasions Australia had the ball. Was pulled at half-time. 5
Mat Leckie Australiaâs best attacker early in the first half with a handful of shots and crosses, but faded as the game progressed. Came off injured just after the hour. 6
Mohamed TourĂ© Had the first of Australiaâs five total shots early on, but barely touched the ball after that. Replaced by Irankunda at half-time. 5
Substitutes
