The United States men’s national team, playing without its injured star attacker Christian Pulisic, continued its captivating surge in this World Cup on Friday, beating Australia 2-0 to advance to the knockout rounds with one group stage game remaining.
The U.S. hasn’t won Group D just yet, but this victory — the first time since 1930 that the American men have won back-to-back World Cup matches — means they need only a draw in Thursday’s match with Türkiye to make sure of topping Group D and sending themselves to Santa Clara for a favorable round-of-32 match against a third-place team.