U.S. men's national team faces Paraguay in 2026 World Cup opener on home soil
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Summary
The U.S. men's national soccer team is set to play its first group-stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Paraguay in Inglewood, California. This marks the World Cup's return to U.S. soil for the first time in over three decades, and the match has been anticipated for nearly a decade as a generation of players has reached their prime for this home-soil tournament.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe FIFA World Cup has finally arrived once again on American soil.
This 2026 World Cup has been circled on the calendar of U.S. Soccer for nearly a decade — the long-awaited chance to finally rewrite a legacy of inferiority in international soccer.
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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