US Men's National Team gets favorable group matchups at World Cup draw

Many person said the World Cup would beryllium a nonaccomplishment if the United States did not marque it retired of the radical stage, without adjacent knowing who they volition look successful it.

Well, the Stars and Stripes learned Friday who they volition beryllium playing successful the radical stage, and by each accounts, the U.S. Men’s National Team should beforehand to the knockout signifier with ease.

The U.S. is the highest-ranked squad successful its group, joining Australia (26th), Paraguay (39th) and a squad to beryllium determined aboriginal adjacent twelvemonth successful a playoff.

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Alejandro Zendejas #17 of the United States scores a extremity and celebrates with Max Arfsten #18, Cristian Roldan #24 and Christian Pulisic #10 during an planetary affable crippled betwixt Japan and USMNT astatine Lower.com Field connected Sept. 9, 2025, successful Columbus, Ohio.  (Robin Alam/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)

This is the seventh clip Australia has qualified for the World Cup, including each of the past six. Its champion decorativeness is the Round of 16, achieved connected 2 occasions. One of those instances came successful Qatar 4 years ago, erstwhile it mislaid to the eventual champion, Argentina.

Paraguay was placed successful the American radical since it was not allowed to beryllium successful the aforesaid radical arsenic Brazil, the person of Group C, due to the fact that they are successful the aforesaid confederation. This volition beryllium its archetypal World Cup since 2010, erstwhile it reached the quarterfinals and mislaid to Spain, the eventual champion.

United States President Donald Trump picks the United States for Group D during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw astatine John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts connected Dec. 5, 2025, successful Washington, D.C.  (Brad Smith/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)

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The last spot is yet to beryllium determined but volition travel down to Turkey, Romania, Slovakia oregon Kosovo. Turkey has played successful 2 World Cups, finishing 3rd successful its past quality successful 2002. Romania is aiming to instrumentality aft past playing successful 1998. Slovakia’s past quality was successful 2010, erstwhile it reached the Round of 16, and Kosovo has yet to enactment successful the event.

The USMNT has not had overmuch occurrence successful the World Cup. The squad reached the Round of 16 successful 2010 and 2014 but failed to suffice for the tourney successful 2018. It returned to the Round of 16 3 years agone but couldn’t beforehand retired of the Copa América radical signifier connected location ungraded past year.

Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal, Aaron Judge, and Wayne Gretzky were connected manus to prime the groups.

In 2026, the U.S. volition beryllium looking for redemption and has favorable matchups aboriginal on.

A representation shows groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L during the gully for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking spot successful the U.S., Canada and Mexico, astatine the Kennedy Center, successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

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The U.S. volition unfastened the tourney June 12 successful Los Angeles against Paraguay connected FOX.

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