The United States beat Australia in their World Cup opener 3-1 on Monday. Australia went into halftime tied with U.S. though if not for several crucial Hope Solo saves, could very well have found themselves in the lead. However, that wasn’t to be the case. Christen Press notched a goal midway through the second half before Megan Rapinoe buried her second of the match in the final 10 minutes.

After the match, the Football Federation Australia’s official website took it upon themselves to dissect the game and also throw a staggering amount of shade on the U.S. in the aptly titled “Australia v USA: 4 things we learnt.”

It begins:

1: The USA, well, they just aren’t that good

Harsh words with just a pinch of salt, but understandable. It was a hard fought match, and Australia was unlucky at times. Let’s read on:

The US certainly like to talk a good game. The reality is they play a fairly rudimentary, bog-standard 4-4-2, were short of ideas going forward and outmanoeuvred tactically. ‘Play it long and look for the head of Wambach’ seems the default game-plan for a team stuck in the past. World football has moved, in case Jill Ellis hasn’t noticed. US were outplayed by a better, smarter footballing side – who were also without two certain starters in Polkinghorne and keeper Williams – before the Aussies ran out of gas. US relied on the individual brilliance of Megan Rapinoe to win them this game. And Hope Solo in the US goal saved the Americans on numerous occasions in front of a vocal ‘home’ crowd in Canada.

In summation:

Australia seems awesome and is the home of Bloomin’ Onions, Fosters, and Crocodile Dundee, but under that delightful exterior lies perhaps the saltiest inside ever encountered.