USA lineup vs. Australia: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 Group D match as Pulisic faces fitness concern

World Cup 2026 co-hosts USA volition instrumentality connected Australia successful their 2nd Group D lucifer connected Friday.

Mauricio Pochettino's broadside secured a superb 4-1 triumph against Paraguay successful their opening fixture, and the manager is expected to sanction an unchanged squad against the Socceroos. 

USA do, however, caput into the crippled with a flimsy interest surrounding Christian Pulisic's fitness, arsenic the attacker was taken disconnected astatine half-time successful that triumph owed to a knock. 

While concerns stay regarding his fitness, Pochettino and Tyler Adams person since stated that Pulisic volition beryllium acceptable to look Australia. 

Pulisic, therefore, is expected to support his spot successful onslaught alongside Folarin Balogun, who scored doubly successful the 4-1 win, and Sergino Dest.

The midfield 3 of Adams, Weston McKennie and Malik Tillman is besides anticipated to stay unchanged, arsenic is the defence of Alex Freeman, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson and Matt Freese successful goal. 

USA imaginable starting lineup:

Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, Robinson; Adams, Tillman; Dest, McKennie, Pulisic; Balogun

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