Following a feisty friendly, a World Cup showdown awaits USA-Australia in Seattle

By David Close, CNN Seattle (CNN) — Last October’s World Cup warm-up match between the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Australians was anything but friendly. Despite just two yellow cards being shown, the game got heated, with tempers boiling over early in the first 45 minutes. So egregious was the physicality in the eyes