43 days until the Greatest Show on Earth™. Matches will be played in Canada, USA, and Mexico. How confident are we that the USMNT can escape group D? Fortunately for us, the eight best third place teams will advance, unlike previous tournaments in which only the top two teams in each group advanced. Paraguay and Turkey are dealing with injuries to key players. The Aussies are hard to beat and Turkey’s Arda Guler could be a problem for us if he gets back to full strength. Paraguay is decent but our best shot at picking up 3 points.

Group D
USA
Australia
Paraguay
Turkey

Here are the remaining groups. I'm looking forward to Brazil vs Morocco, Netherlands vs Japan, Germany vs Ivory Coast, Belgium vs Egypt, France vs Senegal, Argentina vs Algeria, Portugal vs Colombia, Spain vs Uruguay, and England vs Croatia.

Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
Czech Republic

Group B
Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qatar
Switzerland

Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland

Group E
Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador

Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Sweden
Tunisia

Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand

Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

Group I
France
Senegal
Iraq
Norway

Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan

Group K
Portugal
DR Congo
Uzbekistan
Colombia

Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama

4/29/2026 10:57:45 AM

I used to want the US to do well in events like this.

4/29/2026 11:30:44 AM

Maybe Iran would welcome you as a Trumpugee. It helps with IRGC propaganda.

4/29/2026 11:47:52 AM

Yes, well you see, it needn't be binary.

It's possible to dislike Trump's America without wanting to live under a brutal Iranian regime.

But they have better propagandists.

4/29/2026 11:49:47 AM

I don't like that this thread was made by this guy

4/29/2026 11:53:11 AM

needn't is a pretty cool word to use in conversation

4/29/2026 11:55:24 AM

It's possible to dislike Trump's America without it affecting your support for US national teams. I rooted for our teams when Obama and Biden were president. And, perhaps more difficult, even when USA basketball was led by Coach K.

4/29/2026 12:02:14 PM

As Dubya would say, let's be uniters not dividers.

4/29/2026 12:13:08 PM

Sorry, I can't unite with your hateful ideaology and self-righteousness

4/29/2026 12:24:04 PM

I don’t hate anyone. My righteousness comes from Jesus, not anything I have done. I’m just a sinner saved by grace, a beggar telling another beggar where to find bread (in this case, the Bread of Life).

On that note, U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

4/29/2026 12:47:48 PM

I'm not a beggar and I don't need you to tell me where to find bread.

4/29/2026 1:01:34 PM

OH! He’s put it wide! He had the goal at his mercy, and the chance goes begging!

4/29/2026 2:18:22 PM

anyone going to games? i've got tickets to a few matches

Match 72 - Congo DR vs Uzbekistan in ATL - Group
Match 95 - Winner 86 vs Winner 88 in ATL - R16
Bronze final in Miami

4/29/2026 2:32:38 PM

They are playing some games in frisco, if the prices come down i'll look into it. I haven't actually seen what the prices are, only heard that they are expensive. Probably going to be hot af too, a consideration...

4/29/2026 2:43:49 PM

^^Whoa! Your second match could be Argentina vs USA.

[Edited on April 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM. Reason : Or Spain vs USA, fascinating either way]

4/29/2026 2:44:26 PM

if the USMNT end up 2nd in the group then yes it could be them

4/29/2026 3:03:16 PM

Quote :

"It's possible to dislike Trump's America without it affecting your support for US national teams."

Sure, that's possible. If you care about sports.

4/29/2026 10:06:10 PM

I've got a bad case of World Cup fever.

4/30/2026 12:43:46 PM

I would have assumed you think soccer is for commies/marxist/socialist/liberals

4/30/2026 12:49:28 PM

You'd also expect me to hate UNC and all things related to Chapel Hill. I'm full of surprises.

4/30/2026 1:50:37 PM

Mamma mia!

Quote :

"FIFA President Gianni Infantino insists Iran ‘will be participating’ in the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, ruling out the possibility of an Italy recall. There have been some significant doubts on whether Iran would or even could take part in the competition this summer, considering they are currently embroiled in a war with the USA and Israel."

4/30/2026 5:22:57 PM