United States
Australia
Seattle Stadium · Seattle · 69,000 seats — Lumen Field — famous for its crowd noise
The United States enters this Group D clash as the clear favorite, backed by a 40.9 percent win probability according to our predictive models. While Australia remains a dangerous underdog with a 34.1 percent chance of victory, the market reflects confidence in the hosts at 1.76 decimal odds. With a 57.5 percent likelihood of both teams finding the net, expect an open, attacking contest as both sides look to secure vital points in their opening campaign. Kickoff is set for 19:00 UTC.
Win probability
Squads
United States
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2022) — not yet announced.
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1
Matt Turner
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5
Antonee Robinson
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13
Tim Ream
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3
Walker Zimmerman
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2
Sergiño Dest
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8
Weston McKennie
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4
Tyler Adams
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6
Yunus Musah
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10
Christian Pulisic
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9
Jesús Ferreira
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21
Timothy Weah
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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24
Matt Freese
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25
Chris Brady
Defenders
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3
Chris Richards
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6
Auston Trusty
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12
Miles Robinson
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16
Alex Freeman
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18
Max Arfsten
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22
Mark McKenzie
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23
Joe Scally
Midfielders
Forwards
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9
Ricardo Pepi
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11
Brenden Aaronson
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19
Haji Wright
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20
Folarin Balogun
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26
Álex Zendejas
Australia
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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1
Mathew Ryan
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16
Aziz Behich
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21
Cameron Burgess
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2
Milos Degenek
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22
Jason Geria
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3
Lewis Miller
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8
Connor Metcalfe
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19
Patrick Yazbek
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13
Aiden O'Neill
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6
Martin Boyle
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15
Mitchell Duke
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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12
Paul Izzo
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18
Patrick Beach
Defenders
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3
Alessandro Circati
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4
Jacob Italiano
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5
Jordan Bos
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15
Kai Trewin
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19
Harry Souttar
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25
Lucas Herrington
Midfielders
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14
Cammy Devlin
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22
Jackson Irvine
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24
Paul Okon-Engstler
Forwards
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7
Mathew Leckie
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9
Mohamed Touré
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10
Ajdin Hrustic
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11
Awer Mabil
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17
Nestory Irankunda
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20
Cristian Volpato
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23
Nishan Velupillay
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26
Tete Yengi
Head to head
First competitive meeting.
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United States
Australia
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