The U.S. men’s national team drew Paraguay, Australia in their World Cup group — opponents it has beaten recently.

The 2026 World Cup will be the largest in sports history, with 48 teams playing across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino says they are not taking their group opponents lightly. “There’s no easy game in the World Cup.”

WASHINGTON — Friday’s World Cup draw couldn’t have gone much better for U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino . In a star-studded two-hour ceremony held at the Kennedy Center, Americans were grouped with Paraguay and Australia, teams they beat in the last two months, along with the winner of a European playoff featuring Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo.

“We’ve already done the homework because it’s fresh,” Pochettino said. “We kno

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