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Group D may not have one of the World Cup's giants, but it won't include any genuine weaklings, either Henry Bushnell100 How soaring World Cup ticket prices compare to Super Bowl, other major sporting events Henry Bushnell188 For USA and Pochettino, opponent familiarity adds intriguing twist to World Cup draw Paul Tenorio8 Why USA's World Cup opener holds the key to success or failure for Pochettino's side Martin Rogers29 Christian Pulisic can use USMNT World Cup draw to launch himself as an American icon Charlie Davies35 Advertisement The U. S. manager knows just how quickly the fire of a World Cup dream can be extinguished. He wants his players to never know that feeling Paul Tenorio14 The team has a quarterfinal and a semifinal run in its World Cup history, but midfielder and 2022 captain Adams wants more. Henry Bushnell37 POWERED BY NO CONDITION LISTED Mexico 86 World Cup Finals 1986 International Football Postcards Various Choice 1 available $6. 38 View Listing USED Penalty Cerro Porteño jersey - 1990 - Paraguay 1 available $159. 00 View Listing USED Olimpia Paraguay Match Worn Kappa Home Kit Vintage ! #2 1 available $150. 00 View Listing NO CONDITION LISTED Top Trumps World Cup 2010 International Football Player Single Cards – Various 1 available $1. 68 View Listing The U. S. drew familiar opponents and ones it just beat as part of World Cup prep. The expectations for next summer are now on the rise Paul Tenorio35 Everything you need to know about Group D at next summer's tournament Paul Tenorio, Michael Bailey and more Advertisement How do the teams play? Who is their star player? What can we expect from them when the tournament starts? Michael Cox, Jack Lang and more144 The U. S. has learned its opponents for the 2026 World Cup – although one is still to be determined Henry Bushnell124 On Friday, soccer fans across the world will get an answer to the question they have asked for months: Who are we playing in the men’s World Cup?
To help prepare you for the World Cup draw, The Athletic made this simulator. It allows you to play out an unlimited number of draws and see all possible groups for the team you support.
Your team:
United States
At your command, it will let you create as many draws as you want. And it will tell you whether the group drawn is particularly weak or strong.
We’ll start you off with a random draw:
Group A
Mexico
Mexico
Tunisia
Tunisia
Colombia. .. Ryan Best, Henry Bushnell and more The unknown about the USA's World Cup path will be sorted soon enough, but the manager isn't worried about what the draw produces Paul Tenorio13 The 2026 World Cup draw is expected to begin at noon Eastern time on Friday, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. We will update the results live on this page throughout the draw.
Draw starts in 16h, 18 min. , 55 sec.
Group A
Mexico
Mexico
Group B
Canada
Canada
Group C
Group D
United States
United States
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Pot 1
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
England
France
Germany
Mexico
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
United States
Pot 2
Australia
Austria
Colombia
Croatia
Ecuador
Iran
Japan
Morocco
Senegal
South Korea
Switzerland
Uruguay
Pot 3. .. Thomas Oide, Ryan Best and more4 Impress your friends with some weird and wonderful knowledge about the countries involved in Friday's World Cup draw Will Jeanes65 Advertisement After undergoing adversity and turning to an expanded group of players to reset the culture, the USMNT finally feels ready for a World Cup Charlie Davies151 CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez has doubled down on his "dream" of the 2030 World Cup being expanded to 64 nations. Colin Millar44 Coronel is out of contract at the end of December and is eligible for MLS free agency. Tom Bogert9 An injury-time scuffle broke out as the U. S. clinched another friendly victory leading up to the World Cup Tom Bogert16 Gio Reyna made an impressive return, while the U. S. beat another World Cup-bound opponent as preparations continue for 2026 Paul Tenorio, Henry Bushnell, Tom Bogert100 The USMNT's most prominent star backed Reyna to put his difficult years behind him. Tom Bogert39 Advertisement While there's uncertainty up and down the U. S. roster this month, striker, for a change, is about as full strength as it gets Henry Bushnell34 Model Guadalupe Gonzalez has made an emotional, and surprising, plea on social media Adam Crafton56 Breaking down the earliest information as the first batch of fans gained the chance to buy tickets for next summer Henry Bushnell305 Soccer's governing has mulled a historic expansion of the tournament to mark the World Cup's 100th anniversary Adam Crafton268 See More