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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost here, and fans stateside are starting to consciousness nan excitement.
For nan adjacent month, immoderate of nan champion shot players and teams nan world has to connection will duke it retired connected North American ungraded for nan correct to hoist nan World Cup.
The U.S. Men's National Team successful peculiar is an exciting young shot squad that is looking to make immoderate sound connected their location turf, and their roadworthy to nan knockout shape couldn't person been overmuch easier (with each owed respect to their chap group members).
Folarin Balogun #20 of United States celebrates pinch teammates aft scoring during nan 2nd half of nan world friends lucifer betwixt United States and Senegal astatine Bank of America Stadium connected May 31, 2026 successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (Cory Knowlton/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)
The Stars and Stripes will begin their quest for a World Cup connected Friday, June 12, astatine 9 p.m. Eastern against Paraguay successful Los Angeles.
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The Paraguayans will beryllium making their return to nan World Cup shape for nan first clip since 2010, and person been elephantine killers passim their qualifying rounds, taking down nan likes of South American heavyweights Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.
Next connected nan docket, nan U.S. will look disconnected against Australia connected Friday, June 19, astatine 3 p.m. Eastern successful Seattle.
The Socceroos will effort their champion to muck it up and play a very protect marque of shot against America, while besides boasting a awesome goalkeeper successful Matthew Ryan.
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Tyler Adams of nan United States looks connected earlier nan FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 lucifer betwixt nan Netherlands and nan United States astatine Khalifa International Stadium successful Doha connected Dec. 3, 2022. (Maddie Meyer/FIFA/Getty Images)
Goals will beryllium astatine a premium for anyone who plays Australia successful this tournament.
To reason group play, nan United States will play Turkey connected Thursday, June 25, astatine 10 p.m. Eastern backmost successful Los Angeles.
Fresh disconnected a quarterfinals quality successful Euro 2024, this is simply a very talented Turkey who whitethorn not person nan prima powerfulness of a France aliases Brazil, but will beryllium a very vulnerable retired for anyone successful nan World Cup.
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Team USA fans observe pinch a emblem during nan shot crippled betwixt nan United States and Panama astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Ga., connected June 27, 2024. (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
Though nan taxable of who moves connected whitethorn already beryllium decided erstwhile Türkiye and nan United States quadrate off, these are nan 2 heavyweights of Group D and should make for an breathtaking conclusion to group play.
All 3 games will beryllium streaming connected Fox Sports and Fox One, pinch some nan Australia and Paraguay matchups disposable connected Fox (blackout restrictions whitethorn apply).
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Additionally, nan U.S.-Paraguay matchup will beryllium available for free connected Tubi.
Happy World Cup, everyone, and go, spell USA!
Austin Perry is simply a writer for OutKick.
