United States’ Christian Pulisic dribbles during a CONCACAF Nations League championship soccer match between Mexico and the United States, Sunday, March 24, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The United States is familiar with Australia, Paraguay and Turkey heading into their World Cup Group D matchups.
The U.S played all three opponents in friendlies last year, losing 2-1 to Turkey in June and defeating Australia and Paraguay by 2-1 scores last fall.
The Group D games will be played in Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle; Santa Clara, California, south of San Francisco; and Inglewood, California, next to Los Angeles.
This group is one of only four played within one time zone, joined by Group G on the West Coast and C and I on the East Coast.
The Americans have their weakest goalkeeper group since the 1980s and only one central defender playing in a top European League, Chris Richards.
However, they benefit from being seeded as a co-host of the tournament, The 16th-ranked U.S. opens against No. 27 Australia before facing 40th-ranked Paraguay and No. 22 Turkey.
Christian Pulisic , the top U.S. player, entered April in a scoring slump and hasn’t gotten an international LIVE since 2024.
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