Here is a complete guide Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where co-hosts USA will begin their tournament journey.

Still, the USMNT is facing a much smoother road to the knockout rounds than, say, England or France. England has 2018 runner-up Croatia, USMNT World Cup nemesis Ghana and Panama in its Group L while France has 2022 African champion Senegal, Erling Haaland and Norway and the winner of an intercontinental playoff.

U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Tyler Adams believes a "realistic" goal for the United States is to make the semifinal of the 2026 World Cup.

The winners of Scotland and Ireland's group (Pool D) will play a third-placed team from Pool B (Romania, Georgia, Italy, South Africa), Pool E (Samoa, USA, Japan, France) or Pool F (Zimbabwe, Tonga, Wales, England) in the last-16. The runners-up, meanwhile, will play the Pool E winners, with France the top seeds in that group.

On Wednesday, the eyes of the rugby world will be on Sydney as the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw gets underway. All 24 teams will find out who they will play in the newly-expanded tournament scheduled for October 2027, which will feature six pools and an additional knockout round in comparison to previous editions.

All eyes on Sydney as England learn pool stage opponents for expanded 2027 tournament and potential route to final