The USMNT kick off their 2026 World Cup campaign against Paraguay in front of a home crowd in California. The Stars and Stripes will feel confident going against the CONMBEOL side given they just defeated Gustavo Alfaro’s men 2–1 in an international friendly during the November window.

The USMNT will play Australia and Paraguay in Group D, as well as third opponent from Europe that will be determined in March

Having automatically qualified as a host nation, the U.S. was helpfully put in Pot 1 of the draw, meaning that it will avoid most of the big-name soccer nations of Europe and South America that are quadrennial threats to hoist the trophy.

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros give their live reaction to the World Cup Draw. The boys break down the USMNT’s group, assess the tournament’s main contenders, and weigh in on who is primed for a deep run.

For the playoff tournament teams, the confederation restrictions will be applied to all teams involved in the playoff, which would keep the host nations from drawing a team involved in the FIFA playoff tournament due to Jamaica and Suriname being involved as Concacaf teams.

Fox Sports analyst Alexi Lalas called the USMNT draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup "great". And though a lot can change and weird stuff can happen when they actually play the games, Friday could not have gone much better for American soccer.

U.S. Soccer has confirmed the U.S. men's national team's final four opponents ahead of next summer's World Cup

The World Cup will be held in more than a dozen cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada next June - including Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.