USA, Brazil, Scotland Headline Big World Cup Slate: What To Know For Match Day 9

Teams continue to take important steps in their World Cup journeys as the second round of group stage games continues on Friday. Co-hosts the United States and Australia will both be looking to build off impressive opening wins in Group D when they face off in Seattle. If the Americans win, the groundswell of support for the team inside the country can only grow. 

Focus will then shift to Group C when Scotland and its passionate fans return to Boston Stadium after an opening win to take on a powerful Morocco team that still has hopes for a long run. The third game takes us to Philadelphia, where Brazil will look to calm its nerves after an opening draw when it takes on a Haiti team that played fearlessly in its opening loss.

The night will conclude in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Paraguay and Türkiye will both be desperate for wins after disappointing Group D opening games. 

When: Friday, June 19, 3 p.m. ET
Where: Seattle
TV: FOX
Stream: Watch three days free on FOX One

Group D returns to action on Friday for its second round of games and day’s best game takes us to Seattle Stadium when co-hosts the United States takes on Australia. It is the only game of the day that features two teams who each have three points from their first match. 

The United States dominated Paraguay 4-1 last week in Los Angeles through a near flawless first half that featured two goals from Folarin Balogun. But it was a total team effort from Mauricio Pochettino’s squad as Malik Tillman and Weston McKennie won nearly every midfield battle. Christian Pulisic was a force driving the ball into the attack. Meanwhile, Alex Freeman, Tim Ream, and Chris Richards were very effective passing out of the backline. 

The concern for the U.S. team