Edson Buddle staked his claim for a starting spot against England next Saturday with two goals for the United States in their friendly victory over Australia in Roodepoort.
LA Galaxy striker Buddle, the leading goalscorer in Major League Soccer this season, struck twice in the first half of an open and entertaining final warm-up match before the World Cup gets under way. It was against the run of play when Australia levelled matters after 19 minutes. The American defence failed to deal with a hanging corner from Richard Garcia - and Everton's Cahill made no mistake from close range.
With first-choice frontman Jozy Altidore sitting out the game with a mild right ankle sprain, Buddle showed perfect timing in advancing his cause for a role in next weekend's Group C opener and Herculez Gomez, another back-up striker, showed his worth by coming off the bench to score the third in the 93rd minute.
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