U.S. beats Australia 2-0 to clinch World Cup group (opens in new tab)

The U.S. men's national team beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle on Friday, clinching a World Cup round-of-32 berth with one Group D match left. The Americans clinched first place in Group D later Friday after Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0, setting up a July 1 round-of-32 match in Santa Clara, California, against a third-place finisher. Christian Pulisic missed the match with a calf injury, and coach Mauricio Pochettino started Ricardo Pepi in his place. The U.S. went ahead in the 11th minute when Camer...