World Cup LIVE: USA host Australia before Scotland face Morocco in big night of action

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Mauricio Pochettino in training
Mauricio Pochettino in trainingReuters / Kiyoshi Mio / Flashscore

The second round of group-stage fixtures continues on Friday evening as co-hosts USA take on Australia in the first of four matches on day nine of the World Cup.

Today's matches:

USA vs Australia - 21:00 CET

Scotland vs Morocco - 00:00 CET

Brazil vs Haiti - 02:30 CET

Turkey vs Paraguay - 05:00 CET

Live updates:

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13:00 CET - After the drama and excitement of last night, the World Cup returns at the slightly later time of 21:00 CET this evening as co-hosts USA take on Australia.

Both nations won their opening game in Group D in impressive fashion, and whilst the United States will be slight favourites in front of their supporters, this feels as hard a game to predict as it gets at this tournament. 

Before we get into some preview content throughout the day, be sure to check out yesterday's daily highlights and relive all the action from yesterday's live blog.