Source: Politics<\/p>\n
CANBERRA \u2014 It was disappointment from start to finish around the U.S. vs. Australia match in the Bush Capital, won comfortably by the American side.<\/p>\n
Neither of Canberra\u2019s Socceroos made the starting lineup and the local government failed to provide an outdoor watch site for the match, despite a heavy social media campaign from locals. With federal politicians out of town and back in their districts this week, the campaign lacked star power and fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n
That left thousands to fill inner city pubs and the University of Canberra, which were allowed special trading hours for the match, from 4.30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s politicians \u2014 vocal in their support in the lead-up to the match \u2014 went silent quickly, after Australia\u2019s own goal 11 minutes minutes into the game.<\/p>\n
If the Aussies\u2019 lackluster performance left the crowd subdued, they found energy to boo Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. \u2014 a notably unpopular figure in Australia, which embraced harsh Covid lockdowns and vaccines \u2014 when he appeared on the match broadcast.<\/p>\n