Forget the confected World Cup hostility, the US and Australia mirror each other (opens in new tab)

The Group D clash between the United States and Socceroos has been hyped as next step in a heated rivalry but the nations are on similar football journeysListen to the hyperbole spewed by the loudest voices, and the World Cup clash between co-hosts the United States and Australia in Seattle is the latest contest in a heated and even downright hate.Indeed, the sometimes in a friendly last year serves as a preview for what is now one of the marquee matches in the pool stage, and set to .