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United States and Paraguay meet again after the shameful all-out brawl they were involved in on November 16, 2025, at Subaru Park in Chester (Philadelphia). The USMNT won that game 2–1, but the result became an afterthought due to the fight that broke out in stoppage time, in the 91st minute.
The U.S. men's national team will open its 2026 World Cup run against Paraguay on Friday night. Here's what you need to know.
Paraguay and U.S. players fought during a friendly match in November Vincent Carchietta / Getty Images IRVINE, Calif. — When the United States opens its World Cup campaign against Paraguay on Friday, it will do so against an opponent that helped shape a ...
The fourth game of the 2026 World Cup takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
The United States men's national team got off to a blazing start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on Friday, defeating Paraguay 4-1 in a record-breaking performance. Never have we seen the USMNT score four goals in a World Cup match, and they did it on home soil.
Two veterans of the Paraguay attack, Miguel Almirón and Antonio Sanabria, celebrate a World Cup qualifying goal Diana Carrillo / Eurasia Sport Images / Getty Images When the U.S. men’s national team defeated Paraguay 2-1 last November in Pennsylvania ...
USMNT opens its World Cup pursuit against Paraguay. As one of the host nations, USA will look for a strong 2026 World Cup start at Los Angeles Stadium Kick off is set for 9:00 p.m. ET and USMNT is +105 to win. Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest World Cup score, news and highlights.
USA TODAY's soccer experts are on the ground for USA vs. Paraguay, the USMNT's first 2026 World Cup match today. Follow for live scores and analysis.
Paraguay are gritty opponents who will be all too happy to exploit the U.S. getting caught up in the emotion of kicking off a World Cup on home soil.
IRVINE, Calif. — Broadly speaking, there is not much to take from the U.S. men’s national team’s 2-1 win over Paraguay last November, even with the two sides set to meet again Friday in the opening match of the World Cup.
