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US women's soccer team beats Australia 2-0, advances to World Cup knockout round without injured Pulisic

Andrew Destin

4h ago· 2 min readenNews

Summary

The U.S. national soccer team defeated Australia 2-0 at the World Cup, advancing to the knockout round despite the absence of injured star forward Christian Pulisic (calf injury). This marks the first time the U.S. has clinched a knockout berth after only two matches. Folarin Balogun's run led to an own-goal in the 11th minute, and Alex Freeman scored his first career World Cup goal with a header in the 43rd minute. The U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994, advancing as a third-place team before losing to eventual champion Brazil.

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The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday.

A deep U.S. roster overcame Pulisic's absence to clinch a knockout berth after only two matches for the first time.

The last time the Americans served as World Cup hosts in 1994, they advanced by being one of the best third-place teams.

Freeman headed in a deflected shot for his first career World Cup goal.

The U.S. took a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute after a run down the left sideline by Folarin Balogun led to an own-goal.

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The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic with a 2-0 victory over Australia. A deep U.S. roster overcame Pulisic’s absence to clinch a knockout berth after only t

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