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The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener

NPR News · Jun 12, 2026, 9:00 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation of players has reached their prime just in time for a World Cup on home soil.

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