USA

The United States compete in Group D of the FIFA World Cup 2026 as co-hosts, playing all group matches in Los Angeles and Seattle. The USMNT qualified automatically as hosts and reached the Round of 16 at Qatar 2022, arriving with genuine ambitions of a deep run in front of their home fans. Group D opponents are Paraguay, Turkiye, and Australia.

Group D Match Schedule

• June 12: vs Paraguay, SoFi Stadium Los Angeles. 18:00 PT (21:00 ET / local)
• June 19: vs Australia, Lumen Field Seattle. 12:00 PT (15:00 ET / local)
• June 25: vs Turkiye, SoFi Stadium Los Angeles. 19:00 PT (22:00 ET / local)

Viewing from the USA

West Coast fans get evening and afternoon kickoffs. East Coast fans watch the Paraguay opener at 21:00 and the Australia match at 15:00 on a Saturday. The hosting advantage extends beyond crowd support: the USMNT plays in front of home stadiums, in familiar climate, with local travel logistics that visiting teams cannot replicate. The Pacific time venue cluster also limits opponent timezone disruption for South American and European teams in Group D. For global fans watching from Europe, US group games are late-night affairs. A 19:00 Pacific kickoff lands at 04:00 CET.

Use the converter on this page to find exact local kickoff times for every USA World Cup match.