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The U.S. is now set to play Australia in an international friendly in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 5th for their last match before the World Cup opener just one week before they take on England in round one.
This will be only the third matchup between the two nations after a 1-0 Australia victory in Orlando, Florida, in June 1992, and a 1-1 tie at San Jose, California, in November 1998.
This matchup does involve two rival nations who are both trying to win rights to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
USA is in a first-round group with eighth-ranked England (June 12), 27th-ranked Slovenia (June 18) and 32nd-ranked Algeria (June 23). The USA vs England game is one of the most anticipated matches of any WC 2010 first-round games.
Australia, who is currently ranked as the 23rd best international squad, is in a first-round group with fifth-ranked Germany (June 13), 28th-ranked Ghana (June 19) and 13th-ranked Serbia (June 23).
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