USMNT gets favorable group at World Cup draw

Many have stated that the World Cup can be a failure if the USA didn’t exit the group stage with out even understanding who they are going to be taking part in.

The Stars and Stripes discovered Friday who they are going to play within the group stage, and by all accounts the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Crew ought to advance to the knockout phases with ease.

The US is the highest-ranked staff in its group, becoming a member of Australia (twenty sixth), Paraguay (thirty ninth) and a staff that shall be decided in a play-off early subsequent 12 months.

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Alejandro Zendejas (17) of the USA scores a purpose and celebrates with Max Arfsten (18), Cristian Roldan (24) and Christian Pulisic (10) throughout a global pleasant match between Japan and the USMNT at Decrease.com Discipline on September 9, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. (Robin Alam/ISI Images/ISI Images through Getty Photos)

That is the seventh time Australia has certified for the World Cup, together with every of the final six. One of the best end is the Spherical of 16, which has been achieved twice, together with 4 years in the past in Qatar, when the nation misplaced to eventual champions Argentina.

Paraguay was positioned within the American group as a result of it was not allowed to be in the identical group as Brazil, the chief of Group C, as a result of they’re in the identical confederation. This would be the first World Cup since 2010, when it reached the quarter-finals and misplaced to Spain, the eventual champions.

President Donald Trump picks the USA for Group D in the course of the official 2026 FIFA World Cup draw on the John F. Kennedy Middle for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Brad Smith/ISI Images/ISI Images through Getty Photos)

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The ultimate location has but to be decided, however shall be Turkey, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo. Turkey has competed in two World Cups, ending third in its final look in 2002. Romania is aiming to return after its final look in 1998. Slovakia’s final look was in 2010, when it reached the spherical of 16, and Kosovo has but to take part within the occasion.

The USMNT has not had a lot success on the World Cup. The staff reached the Spherical of 16 in 2010 and 2014, however didn’t qualify for the event in 2018. Three years in the past, the staff returned to the Spherical of 16, however couldn’t progress from the group stage of the Copa América on residence soil final 12 months.

Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, Aaron Choose and Wayne Gretzky have been readily available to pick out the teams.

In 2026, the US shall be in search of redemption and there are favorable agreements early on.

A photograph reveals teams A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, Ok and L in the course of the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup within the USA, Canada and Mexico, on the Kennedy Middle in Washington, DC, December 5, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP through Getty Photos)

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The US opens the event on June 12 in Los Angeles in opposition to Paraguay on FOX.

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