USA handled Australia 2-0 in soccer highlights today and locked up first place in Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The result sent the USA into the round of 32 and made it the second nation to secure that place.
USA and Group D
The USA finished Group D at 2-0-0 after the win over Australia, then got the help it needed when Paraguay beat Türkiye 1-0 on Friday night. That combination gave the USA first place in the group for the first time since 2010.
Group standings now split the pressure. The USA has already moved on, but Australia and Paraguay are still fighting for second place in the Group D finale on Thursday. That is the only spot left to settle in the group.
Paraguay shifts the race
Paraguay's 1-0 result over Türkiye changed the path at the top of Group D without the USA needing a bigger cushion on its own. The win gave the USA the outside help it needed after finishing its own job against Australia.
The group result also sets the timing for what comes next. The USA has a match against Türkiye before its round of 32 match on July 1, and the tournament bracket will sort itself after the final group games are done.
Spain and the wider board
Other group results kept the tournament table moving. Germany beat the Ivory Coast in Toronto, Curaçao earned its first ever World Cup point in a scoreless draw with Ecuador, the Netherlands beat Sweden 5-1, Japan beat Tunisia 4-0, and Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4-0.
Lamine Yamal scored his first-ever World Cup goal for Spain, while Mikel Oyarzabal had two goals and one assist. Those results do not change the USA's place in Group D, but they show how fast the qualification picture is tightening across the tournament.
