Buddle scores twice to lead U.S. over Australia 3-1The dress rehearsal could not have gone much better for the United States.
In a small stadium near an open field in a suburb west of Johannesburg, the Americans beat Australia for the first time, a 3-1 victory Saturday on a sun-splashed autumn afternoon that filled the U.S. players with confidence.
Next up is the game the Americans have been waiting six months for, their high-profile World Cup opener against England on June 12.
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