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The U.S. Men's National Team kicked disconnected its 2026 FIFA World Cup run Friday connected location turf astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California with a ascendant 4-1 win implicit Paraguay. It's the archetypal clip successful 32 years that the U.S. is hosting the World Cup, this clip as one of 3 big nations alongside Canada and Mexico.
The U.S. men's squad made it to the Round of 16 in the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar after failing to suffice for the 2018 World Cup successful Russia.
This year's U.S. squad roster includes a premix of World Cup veterans and first-timers, with galore players who person acquisition successful apical European leagues. They'll person location tract vantage and bask a increasing instrumentality basal crossed the country.
"You're playing for 330 cardinal people. That's a large deal. There's added responsibility, added eyes. But astatine the aforesaid time, it's the eventual goal, the eventual honor," U.S. squad skipper Tim Ream told CBS News.
"I person nary uncertainty that we could perchance win," helium said.
The U.S. is successful Group D and volition play astatine slightest 3 games successful the radical signifier successful June. Their opponents and schedule are arsenic follows:
- June 12: The U.S. defeated Paraguay 4-1 astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California
- June 19: The U.S. defeated Australia 2-0 astatine Seattle's Lumen Field
- June 25: The U.S. returns to SoFi to look Turkey astatine 10 p.m. ET
Players of the U.S. airs for a squad photograph earlier the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D lucifer against Paraguay astatine SoFi Stadium connected June 12, 2026, successful Inglewood, California.
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Next comes the knockout stage, which begins June 28. The apical 2 teams from each radical — positive the 8 third-place teams with the astir points — beforehand to the circular of 32.
If it advances, the U.S.' hostile successful the knockout signifier volition beryllium connected the results of the group-stage games.
If the U.S. finishes arsenic the Group D winner, it volition play connected July 1 astatine 8 p.m. ET successful Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, California.
If it finishes arsenic the Group D runner-up, it volition play July 3 astatine 2 p.m. ET astatine AT&T Stadium successful Dallas.
The circular of 16 volition beryllium held from July 4 to July 7, and the quarterfinals volition instrumentality spot from July 9 to July 10.
The semifinals volition instrumentality spot July 14, and the World Cup last volition beryllium connected July 19 astatine MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey.
Overall, the World Cup volition diagnostic 48 teams and 104 matches implicit 39 days.
You tin travel World Cup quality and highlights passim the tourney at CBSSports.com.
Elizabeth Campbell contributed to this report.
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