The United States is gearing up for what could potentially be its most important soccer tournament in the nation's history.

The U.S. men's national team take on the best teams from across the globe at next year's World Cup. Here's what to know.

Follow live coverage as teams are drawn for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.

The US men’s soccer team will open June 12, face Australia on June 19 in Seattle and finish group play June 25 at SoFi Stadium against a team to be determined.

The USA will begin the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay as part of what initially appears to be a favorable draw for the hosts. Mauricio Pochettino's side will also take on Australia and the winners of one of the four European playoffs to secure a spot at the tournament, either Turkiye, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo.

The semi-finals for both the UEFA and FIFA confederation playoffs take place on Tuesday, March 26, while the finals will be played the following week on Tuesday, March 31. Once those fixtures are concluded, all qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup will be confirmed.

Philadelphia will host six games in the 2026 World Cup, but won't get the United States during the group stage.

The majority of matches will take place in the United States, which is hosting the World Cup for the first time since 1994. New York/New Jersey, Dallas (Arlington), Houston ​​​​​, Kansas City, Atlanta, Los Angeles (Inglewood), Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco (Santa Clara), Boston (Foxborough) and Miami (Miami Gardens) are the host cities.