USMNT vs. Paraguay: 2026 World Cup LIVE—Pochettino and Co. Take Center Stage

The stage is set for the Stars and Stripes to star at the biggest World Cup in history.

It’s all eyes on SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. | Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images

Welcome to Sports Illustrated’s coverage of the U.S. men’s national team’s first game at the 2026 World Cup, played against Group D rivals Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

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TOBY CUDWORTH

Toby Cudworth is Lead Editor for SI FC. A Premier League, EFL and UEFA accredited journalist, Cudworth is a graduate of the University of Gloucestershire, where he studied Broadcast Journalism. He previously worked for 90min as a writer, academy manager, editor and eventually content lead, before joining Sports Illustrated in May 2025. A lifelong supporter of West Ham United, he still can’t quite believe they won a European trophy and feels nature is healing now that results have slipped back into the yo-yo patterns of the last 30 years.

AMANDA LANGELL

Amanda Langell is a Sports Illustrated FC freelance writer and editor. Born and raised in New York City, her first loves were the Yankees, the Rangers and Broadway before Real Madrid took over her life. Had it not been for her brother’s obsession with Cristiano Ronaldo, she would have never lived through so many magical Champions League nights 3,600 miles away from the Bernabéu. When she’s not consumed by Spanish and European soccer, she’s traveling, reading or losing her voice at a concert.

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