Australia looked like a bunch of bananas in their all-yellow strip against the USA, and it is tempting to call this comprehensive 2-0 defeat a banana skin in the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign. In truth, however, this was less a slip up than a humbling, and the visitors proved ripe opposition as the hosts came and took what they wanted.
After the celebrations against Turkey, and the optimism of the past week, this was a jarring correction for Australia and their 10,000-strong travelling fans. The Socceroos looked second best and shellshocked for most of this early afternoon fixture.
