The USMNT will start their World Cup campaign against Paraguay in LA on June 12 at 9pm ET. They play Australia in Seattle on June 19 at 3pm before taking on a playoff winner in LA on June 25 at 10pm.

Jesse Marsch will lead Canada at the 2026 World Cup that will be played on their home soil. A lot will depend on who will qualify in the last spot of the group. If Italy do, things will be much more difficult for Canada.

Follow the World Cup draw with live updates and find out who the USMNT and soccer's best will be facing during the 2026 tournament. The expanded 2026 World Cup will be the biggest in history featuring 48 countries – up from 32 – battling for soccer's ultimate prize in North America.

The team has a quarterfinal and a semifinal run in its World Cup history but midfielder and 2022 captain Adams wants more

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

First, it’s an opening game against Erling Haaland's Norway, which won every qualifier on their way to the World Cup. After that, it’s the winner of Bolivia, Iraq or Suriname, ending with a game against Senegal, a country so deeply connected to the French, who also did well in qualifiers.

And the requirement of a European team in each group denied the U.S. the chance to have beloved minnow Cape Verde in its group. The U.S. avoided some of the European teams looming as potential threats; Italy, Denmark, and Ukraine would head elsewhere.

After skipping the Gold Cup, Pulisic returned to the USMNT for the September international break. The 27-year-old struggled to have an impact in the team’s 2–0 defeat to South Korea, but then bounced back with an assist in the Stars and Stripes’ 2–0 win over Japan.