USA will begin its FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Paraguay on Saturday before taking on Australia and Turkiye on June 20 and 26, respectively. | Photo Credit: AP

USA and Paraguay will look to open their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaigns on a winning note when they clash in their Group D fixture at the SoFi Stadium on Saturday.

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It will be the first World Cup match on U.S. soil in 32 years, when the 1994 Final was played in Pasadena.

USA VS PARAGUAY HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

USA and Paraguay have met just once in the World Cup, during the inaugural edition in 1930. USA won the group stage game 3-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Bert Patenaude.

Overall head-to-head record:

• Played: 9
• USA: 5
• Paraguay: 2
• Draws: 2

USA FORM GUIDE

• USA 1-2 Germany
• USA 3-2 Senegal
• USA 0-2 Portugal
• USA 2-5 Belgium
• USA 5-1 Uruguay

PARAGUAY FORM GUIDE

• Paraguay 4-0 Nicaragua
• Morocco 2-1 Paraguay
• Greece 0-1 Paraguay
• Mexico 1-2 Paraguay
• USA 2-1 Paraguay

PREDICTED XI

USA (3-5-1): Freese (gk), Freeman, M. Robinson, Ream, A. Robinson, Dest, Adams, McKennie, Tillman, Pulisic, Balogun

Paraguay (4-4-2): Gill (gk), Caceres, G. Gomez, Alderete, Alonso, D. Gomez, Bobadilla, Cubas, Almiron, D. Gonzalez, Sanabria

Published on Jun 12, 2026