World Cup: Socceroos lose to USA as Popovic selections bite, with Mark Schwarzer

Australia was welcomed back to earth in Seattle, beaten 2-nil by USA as a huge opportunity went begging for the Socceroos. Mark Schwarzer explains why managerTony Popovic got it wrong at selection and how the Australians struggled with the occasion. The Socceroos legend does see reasons for optimism ahead of the clash with Paraguay, given strong performances from Connor Metcalfe and Cristian Volpato. Featured: Mark Schwarzer, Socceroos legend.To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter