"Captain America" ​​will miss the match against Australia

The national teams of the USA and Australia will play a match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup in Seattle. Mauricio Pochettino, after the victory over Paraguay (4:1), involved Pepi in the starting line-up on the left flank of the attack. Tony Popovich, against the background of the victory over Turkey (2:0), used Lecky and Velupillai on the flanks of the midfield from the first minutes. USA: Freese - Freeman, Richards, Ream, Robinson - Tillman, Adams - Dest, McKenney, Pepi - Balogun. Substitutes: Turner, Brady, Trusty, Robinson, Arfsten, McKenzie, Skelly, Reyna, Bergholter, Roldan, Aaronson, Wright, Weah, Sandejas. Australia: Beach - Italiano, Chirkati, Suttar, Burgess, Boss - Lecky, O'Neill, Okon-Engstler, Velupillai - Toure. Substitutes: Ryan, Izzo, Degenek, Geria, Trevin, Behic, Herrington, Metcalf, Devlin, Irwin, Hrustic, Mabil, Irankunda, Volpato, Yengi. The game USA - Australia will start at 22:00 Kyiv time. Follow on media.