* A young soccer player from the Colorado Rapids, Lucas Herrington, is playing in the big World Cup tournament for Australia! He's one of the youngest players there and is excited to help his team do well.
* Australia is playing against Turkey in their first game of the World Cup. They have other players from MLS teams too, and they hope to do even better than they did in the last World Cup.
* The World Cup is a huge soccer event with teams from all over the world playing in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Australia will also play against the United States later in the tournament.