USMNT Opens 2026 World Cup Campaign Against Paraguay Tonight

—The United States men's national soccer team faces Paraguay in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the game taking place on home soil for the first time since 1994. The US enters the tournament with heightened expectations after co-hosting duties and years of rebuilding the program under manager Gregg Berhalter's successor. Paraguay is a traditional South American qualifier with a compact defensive style that presents a difficult first test. A strong showing at home carries enormous symbolic weight for US soccer's effort to grow the sport's domestic popularity.