Agreed
The good old USofA controlled north of 2/3 of the possession in the first half, while the game was still in doubt.
There were some interesting moments in the second half, but strategically I think the Australians were more of a threat to bring it to 2-1 than they ever were to win
** Edited by Beerman at 6/19/2026, 6:58:42 PM
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USA! USA! USA! On to the next round!**
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 19, 2026 at 05:05 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/19/26 05:05 PM ET
That game was won on pure momentum which petered out in the second half. I
-- jdkhokie
Jun 19, 2026 at 05:20 PM ET
jdkhokie
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06/19/26 05:20 PM ET
As I watched, we just ran the p**s out of Australia. Steady backfleld
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 19, 2026 at 06:02 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/19/26 06:02 PM ET
Australia beat Turkey 2 to 0 and Turkey controlled possession 72%. The USA
-- jdkhokie
Jun 19, 2026 at 09:40 PM ET
jdkhokie
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06/19/26 09:40 PM ET
We knew it would be a tough game, because that's what we had the last...
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 19, 2026 at 05:26 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/19/26 05:26 PM ET