Friendly

Australia 1–3 United States

Saturday 5 Jun 2010 · Roodepoort, South Africa (neutral)

Australia1–3United States

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Buddle Cahill Buddle Gomez

4′0–1Edson Buddle United States
19′1–1Tim Cahill Australia
31′1–2Edson Buddle United States
90′1–3Herculez Gomez United States

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Australia

Came on

16Carl ValeriMF↑46′
22Dario VidosicMF↑61′

United States

Came on

23Marcus HahnemannGK↑46′
12Jonathan BornsteinDF↑55′
5Oguchi OnyewuDF↑61′
7DaMarcus BeasleyMF↑79′
9Herculez GomezFW●↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Australia: 1871 → 1854
United States: 1824 → 1841

Expected score for Australia: 56.7% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 5, 1992–2026.

Australia wins: 1
Draws: 1
United States wins: 3

Form either side

Australia

Before

2–1 v Oman 14 Nov 2009 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Kuwait 6 Jan 2010 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2010
1–0 v Indonesia 3 Mar 2010 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2010
2–1 v New Zealand 24 May 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Denmark 1 Jun 2010 · Friendly

After

0–4 v Germany 13 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–1 v Ghana 19 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Serbia 23 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–2 v Slovenia 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Switzerland 3 Sep 2010 · Friendly

United States

Before

1–3 v Honduras 23 Jan 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v El Salvador 24 Feb 2010 · Friendly
1–2 v Netherlands 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
2–4 v Czech Republic 25 May 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Turkey 29 May 2010 · Friendly

After

1–1 v England 12 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–2 v Slovenia 18 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Algeria 23 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–2 v Ghana 26 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–2 v Brazil 10 Aug 2010 · Friendly

Every Australia v United States match5

From Australia's side.


19 Jun 2026	United States	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
14 Oct 2025	United States	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
5 Jun 2010	United States	1–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
6 Nov 1998	United States	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
13 Jun 1992	United States	1–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN