For the Americans, there is some solid evidence to suggest that the most crucial game of the campaign is the very first, against Paraguay in Los Angeles, on June 12 next year. “We’ll be looking forward to that for a while,” Milan’s U.S. forward Christian Pulisic told reporters following the draw. With good reason.

It's a statement victory for the USMNT as they stretched their unbeaten run to five games to end 2025. They've hit their stride under Mauricio Pochettino, and no matter who is in the lineup, an identity is forming. Let's take a look at the goals:

The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, U.S. Soccer built on the the financial infusion and the public’s excitement to help launch Major League Soccer.

In the buildup to the World Cup, the U.S. will play two friendlies in March, against Portugal and Belgium in Atlanta. They will then play two more tune-up matches on May 31 in Charlotte (against a to-be-determined opponent) and June 6 in Chicago (against Germany) as they prepare for their June 12 opener.

Forty-eight countries, the largest number in the history of the tournament, will compete in the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. T

The USA national team is back in the 2026 FIFA World Cup after reaching the knockout rounds in Qatar three years ago, but Mauricio Pochettino and his soccer team will be hoping to make a deeper run this time around on home soil in the first-ever expanded tournament that features 48 countries from around the

Mauricio Pochettino has fallen in love with the story of the gold medal-winning 1980 Olympic hockey team, and believes the USA is capable of its own "Miracle" in 2026.