The Yanks didn't play well in that game. When they went 1-0 up it was against the run of play, and the Aussies certainly merited their equaliser. They were probably the better team in the first half. They didn't play badly for a country where rugby and cricket rule ("soccer" - of the women's variety - is actually very popular in the US, probably more than in any other country, which is why the US have done so well).
FRANCE VS ENGLAND later in Group F
England will use the experience of defeat by the world's top-ranked team Germany when they face France in their Women's World Cup opener on Tuesday, says boss Mark Sampson.
The Lionesses were outclassed in
a 3-0 loss in November and face a French team who beat them by that score at Euro 2013.
France are ranked third in the world, three places above Sampson's side.
"We learnt some big lessons and since then the team has evolved," he said of the Germany match.
Sampson is confident he will be able to pick from his full squad, despite England having several players recovering from injury and illness, including captain Steph Houghton.
Striker Jodie Taylor has had a recent knee operation, while two unnamed players have suffered from food poisoning before the first of two games at the 13,700-capacity Moncton Stadium.
"We're assessing a couple of players in relation to the illness," said Sampson, who decided not to lead a training session on the pitch the day before the game.
"The positive thing was that we had all 23 take part in a full training session on Sunday. I'm confident we are in a great place to pick from that 23."
England have never been beyond the quarter-final stage at a World Cup, but in his first major tournament since succeeding Hope Powell, Sampson is hoping his team can progress to the last four at least.
As well as defeat by France in 2013, England were knocked out of the 2011 World Cup by the same opponents on penalties.
"France are probably ahead of us at the minute, the world rankings don't lie," said Sampson.
"When we are at our best we are at their level and we can win this match, but we haven't done it enough."
England have not beaten France since 1974 and the match will take place in the French-English bilingual city of Moncton, near Canada's east coast, at 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
In their other Group F fixtures, England meet Mexico, ranked 25th in the world, in Moncton on 13 June and Colombia, ranked 28th, on 17 June in Montreal.
Sampson, 32, described the Germany game as a "horrible experience" at the time, but said it showed him his team need to be tactically flexible during the tournament.
He has also acted on player feedback by telling them his team two days before the match against France. Previously, he has named his starting line-up closer to games.
Sampson believes he will be under more pressure now his father has arrived to watch the opening match - "he's my biggest judge" - but is unconcerned by England's final
friendly loss to hosts Canada on 30 May.
His team in the 1-0 defeat featured several fringe players, and he added: "Our training is intense - more intense than in matches.
"It's reflected in our GPS data, in our total distance covered, our high-speed runs, our tackles, our passes. We always felt we could get that work into the players."
BBC Sport - France women v England women