Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 19
USMNT Clinches Group D, Sets July 1 Round of 32 Match at Levi's Stadium
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 19

USMNT Clinches Group D, Sets July 1 Round of 32 Match at Levi's Stadium

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 19

Summary

  • A 2-0 win over Australia sent the United States into the World Cup knockout stage after just two matches and locked in a July 1 Round of 32 game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
  • Six points from that victory and a 4-1 opening win over Paraguay guaranteed advancement regardless of the Americans' final group match against Turkey.
  • Paraguay's later win over Turkey confirmed the U.S. as Group D winner, which means it will face a third-place team rather than another group winner or runner-up.
  • That opponent will come from Group B, E, F, I or J, leaving possibilities that include teams such as Canada, Germany, Japan, France and Argentina as the group stage finishes.

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