Australia's Trewin ready for anticipated US matchup against MLS teammate

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trewin-kai/GGToShT2/"]Trewin[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neill-aiden/bucq8fAg/"]Aiden O'Neill[/a] earned World Cup selection on the strength of ‌their Major League Soccer seasons for New York, and their ‌inside knowledge of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/freese-matthew/QmlhGCEq/"]Freese[/a] is a bonus for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/popovic-tony/ttgVDVCA/"]Tony Popovic[/a]'s team.[/p][p]Trewin said he ‌had spoken to Freese on the day he left for ‌Australia's pre-World Cup camp, but no words had been exchanged since.[/p][p][b]"Obviously, there's lots, lots of pressure for him and for the U.S., playing on home soil,"[/b] ‌25-year-old Trewin told reporters on Wednesday at the ⁠Socceroos' base in Alameda, California.[/p][p][b]"So ‌I just wished him the best, and I see how hard he works ​every day in training and in games. [/b][b]Obviously, I hope we get a positive result against them. But for the rest ​of the tournament, I wish him the best."[/b][/p][p]Freese let one goal past him in the World Cup opener against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a], but otherwise enjoyed ⁠a fine day as ​the U.S. dismantled the South Americans 4-1 in front of a fervid home crowd at Los Angeles Stadium.[/p][p]Australia started their campaign with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/australia-xSrf6qMM/turkey-7s-QeijuHo5/?mid=nLNXPs35"]2-0[/a] upset of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a], who were seen as the U.S.'s top challengers in ‌the group.[/p][image alt="Australia-Turkey matchup stats" id="4a40a79b-bafa-4608-8c6a-e900ee5e7f50" credit-line="Opta via StatsPerform" guid="35e424c5-1b0c-4757-9b99-7ce11d0100e6" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]O'Neill was asked whether his teammates had joked about him facing off against Freese.[/p][p][b]"I think it was just more - yeah, we're excited to play against each other,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"Obviously, he's a top keeper, Matt, and it would be good to get one up on him, that's for sure."[/b][/p][p]Australia lost a friendly 2-1 to the U.S. in Denver last October, a physical match that saw the hosts' talisman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pulisic-christian/vTuaEfRq/"]Christian Pulisic[/a] limp off before the half-hour mark after repeated, heavy challenges ‌by hard-nosed defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geria-jason/EFDlG9Go/"]Jason Geria[/a].[/p][p]There are questions over Pulisic's fitness for Friday's ​Group D clash in Seattle after he was taken off ‌at halftime against Paraguay with a calf problem after dominating the South Americans.[/p][p]The attacker has continued to train separately from the group, teammates said on Wednesday.[/p][p]Trewin said he was sure Pulisic would face Australia, and his early substitution was only precautionary.[/p][p][b]"And I hope ⁠he plays,"[/b] he added. [b]"You want ⁠to play against their best ‌11. So, yeah, I'm sure he'll be fine."[/b][/p]