Still, the USMNT is facing a much smoother road to the knockout rounds than, say, England or France. England has 2018 runner-up Croatia, USMNT World Cup nemesis Ghana and Panama in its Group L while France has 2022 African champion Senegal, Erling Haaland and Norway and the winner of an intercontinental playoff.

For the playoff tournament teams, the confederation restrictions will be applied to all teams involved in the playoff, which would keep the host nations from drawing a team involved in the FIFA playoff tournament due to Jamaica and Suriname being involved as Concacaf teams.

Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT now know how their World Cup campaign is going to look. Friday’s draw at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center has given the US high hopes of starting

The U.S. men’s national team and head coach Mauricio Pochettino have made a powerful statement. The recent upturn in results, highlighted by this week’s 5-1 demolition of Uruguay, has led to a completely different feel about the squad and its chances ...

The U.S. men's national soccer team has its sights set on a successful 2026 World Cup. Here is a look at the USMNT's group.

The USMNT and Mexico will play two European powerhouses in the last international break before the 2026 World Cup.

When asked which player he is most excited to watch for the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup, Carlos Bocanegra looked at the defensive part of the game and picked New York City FC goalkeeper Matt Freese.

After struggling in its first nine months under coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States headed into a World Cup year with a five-game unbeaten streak and its most one-sided win over an opponent from South America's confederation. “We wanted to make ...

As a host nation, the Stars and Stripes were pre-drawn into Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The USMNT waited anxiously to find out its first three opponents in next summer’s tournament and no doubt exhaled a sigh of relief after the draw concluded.

The USMNT routed Uruguay, 5-1, on Tuesday night in Tampa to cap off a promising conclusion to an uneven year. A year that began with acute growing pains, with questions about the coach's acuity for international soccer and with doubts about a trumpeted ...

The draw for the 2026 World Cup is complete, and with it we have group stage matchups that will be must-see affairs.