5 min readJun 20, 2026 02:05 PM IST With their 2-0 win over Australia at Seattle Stadium on Friday, hosts USA scored their second win of the tournament after their 4-1 triumph over Paraguay in their opening encounter of the FIFA World Cup. Twenty-one-year-old Alex Freeman scored the second goal for the team in the 2-0 win over Australia. He had earlier assisted team-mate Gio Reyna for the fourth goal against Paraguay in USA’s previous encounter. Almost 30 years ago, Alex’s father, Antonio Freeman, had won the Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl XXXI with three catches for 105 yards and an 81-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre during the 35-21 win over New England Patriots at New Orleans. Earlier in the NFL season in 1996, Freeman had scored two touchdowns against the Seattle Seahawks at the Seadome in Seattle, a city where Alex scored his third goal for the USA and first in the World Cup. Before Friday’s match, Freeman had spoken about his son’s career as well carrying …