The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener

Published June 12, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

The U.S. and Paraguay play their opening World Cup match Friday at Los Angeles Stadium (temporarily renamed from SoFi Stadium) in Inglewood, Calif.

Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation of players has reached their prime just in time for a World Cup on home soil.

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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