Follow live coverage as the United States begins its 2026 World Cup campaign. The USMNT begins its home World Cup campaign today when it hosts Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Group D. Defender Chris Richards is fit to start for the USMNT after missing both warm-up friendlies with an ankle injury.

The United States men's national team kick off their World Cup adventure facing a familiar foe in Paraguay on Friday. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino has continued to say that his team will be judged on their performance at the World Cup,

The United States looks to open its World Cup slate with a win on home soil over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium. The match is in progress (Fox, Telemundo).

The US and Canada take to the pitch today to play their first game of the 2026 World Cup. Follow CNN Sports for live coverage of both matches.

It marked the first-ever World Cup VAR correction for mistaken identity, a regulation recently introduced by FIFA for the tournament.

IAN HERBERT: What happened in the 4-1 evisceration of Paraguay was so magical that the American nation did not need to appreciate the sport's finer points to fall in love with it.

INGLEWOOD, California, June 12 (Reuters) - Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro described his side's 4-1 defeat by co-hosts United States on Friday as a "very painful lesson", saying his players were outclassed tactically,

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