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SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Cristian Roldan is familiar with how loud Lumen Field can get.<\/p>\n

The U.S. midfielder has played for the Seattle Sounders since 2015, getting plenty of love from fans in this soccer-crazed Pacific Northwest city.<\/p>\n

Read more Christian Pulisic to miss US World Cup match against Australia because of calf injury<\/a><\/p>\n

With the Americans coming off a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in their World Cup opener in Southern California, Roldan is expecting a charged atmosphere on Friday when the Americans face Australia at the home of the NFL\u2019s Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fully expect this crowd to be extremely loud. And, they\u2019re going to energize our group,\u201d Roldan said. \u201cThis is one of the loudest stadiums in the world when you think about Seahawks games or Sounders games. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust seeing the Belgium game against Egypt and how the atmosphere was there, I fully expect the city of Seattle to come out and show out, and I think the guys are going to feel that type of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Americans want to reward their supporters and justify the wave of momentum that is building around the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat excites me is that the entire world, the entire nation is behind us,\u201d Roldan said. \u201cI think that they enjoyed watching us play, and at the end of the day what we want to do is inspire and motivate the next generation. \u2026 We have to build off it, and that\u2019s the truth. We can\u2019t just talk about it: We have to show out against Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Americans\u2019 excitement is somewhat tempered by concerns about their biggest star. Coach Mauricio Pochettino announced Friday morning that Christian Pulisic would not play in the match. Pulisic had trained apart from his teammates on Thursday for the fourth straight day because of his left calf injury.<\/p>\n

The Socceroos also pose a significant challenge. In October, the U.S. earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory against a physical Australia side in a friendly that Pochettino said was anything but.<\/p>\n

Pochettino wants his team to match Australia\u2019s intensity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we need to play on the edge of the line,\u201d Pochettino said, \u201cwith not crossing the lines of the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia center back Harry Souttar anticipates the U.S. will try to start fast, much as it did against Paraguay. Coach Tony Popovic\u2019s scrappy squad opened with a 2-0 victory over Turkey on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to earn our respect,\u201d Popovic said. \u201cWe know that by our performances, we can put Australian football on the world map. And, that\u2019s what we aim to do. We started off well against Turkey. Now, we want to back it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Leafs acquire Darren Raddysh from Lightning and sign him to an 8-year contract<\/a><\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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