United States at the World Cup 2026
Group D · CONCACAF · Host nation
United States are third place at the inaugural 1930 tournament and line up in Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the first 48-team edition of the tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, Mexico. They face Turkey, Paraguay, Australia in the group stage. As a host nation, United States play their group matches on home soil in front of their own fans. Below: the full United States schedule, kickoff times, group rivals and our model's match predictions.
United States World Cup 2026 Schedule
Kickoff times in US Eastern (ET) and Pacific (PT) are converted automatically from each match's scheduled time; confirm against your local broadcaster.
United States's World Cup 2026 group: how hard is it?
Drawn into Group D, United States share their section with Turkey, Paraguay, Australia. None of the rivals have lifted the trophy before, so on paper this is one of the more open groups — qualification is there for the taking. With four confederations potentially represented, styles clash here, and the new 48-team format means the top two go through automatically while the third-placed side still has a realistic route into the Round of 32.
United States's opening fixtures and what to watch
United States open against Paraguay (at home), then meet Australia before closing the group against Turkey. Group-stage points are usually decided in the first two matchdays, so that opener carries real weight. Our prediction model reads each of these games through recent form, opponent strength and a Dixon-Coles Poisson grid — see the projected scorelines and win probabilities on our World Cup 2026 predictions page.
United States World Cup history
Historically, United States's best World Cup return is third place at the inaugural 1930 tournament. In 2026 they carry the extra weight — and advantage — of playing as one of the three host nations across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Group D — United States's rivals
For match-by-match analysis and predicted scorelines, see our World Cup predictions. You can also view the full Group D table and fixtures, browse all 12 groups and the knockout bracket, or check the complete World Cup 2026 schedule with US kickoff times.