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World Cup Reacts: Which team do you want the USMNT to face in the Round of 32?
The United States Men’s National Team have one more group stage match to go, but they have already confirmed their place in the Round of 32 as Group D winners. That means that after the Türkiye match, the USMNT will head to the Bay Area to take on a 3rd place team in the Round […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 13: Match thread and discussion
The World Cup is marching forward into the second matchday for Groups K and L with one of the more intriguing matchups to get started. Portugal will face off against Cristiano Ronaldo who helped DR Congo earn a 1-1 draw with the UEFA Nations League winners. Ronaldo was stellar for Les Léopards as he took three […]
USA vs. Türkiye, 2026 World Cup: Scouting Türkiye
Following victories against Paraguay (4-1) and Australia (2-0), the United States Men’s National Team has reached the end of the opening movement at the 2026 World Cup. Mauricio Pochettino already composed his squad to a first-place finish in Group D, which affords the cushion to rest key players ahead of the knockout phase. The third […]
World Cup Reacts results: Which big team’s in trouble, who will play Cinderella?
A few days ago, we gave you another World Cup Reacts from SB Nation and their partnership with FanDuel. Let’s review the results! The questions we have were: -Who do you think will be the Cinderella of the World Cup? -Which top 25 team do you think is most in danger of exiting during the […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 12: Match thread and discussion
Yesterday had some fun (and a lot of goals). Japan opened things up with a 4-0 drubbing of Tunisia, breaking the Japanese record for most goals scored in a World Cup game. Spain opened their World Cup with a shocking 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, and Saudi Arabia were able to get a surprising 1-1 […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 10: Match thread and discussion
The World Cup enters the weekend with a slate of four matches with the fates of groups E and F hanging in the balance. Things get started with a northern European showdown as the Netherlands represent the low countries and take on their Scandinavian rivals Sweden. The Oranje will want to get the party started […]
USA Outlasts Socceroos to win 2-0
It was a tale of two halves for the United States Men’s National Team as they beat a determined Australia 2-0 in a lively and sunny time in Seattle. But before that, the big drama was over the starting line up. With all the news of Pulisic’s injury, there was a lot of debate over […]
USA vs. Australia, 2026 World Cup: Community player ratings
The USMNT were once again jumped out to an early lead, and it was once again thanks to an own goal scored by their opponent. This time it was Folarin Balogun with the drive and a ball across the face of goal that Australia’s Cameron Burgess accidentally sent to the back of the net. In […]
USA vs. Australia, 2026 World Cup: Time, TV schedule, streaming and lineups
The United States Men’s National Team are back on the field this afternoon as they take on Australia in their second match in Group D at the 2026 World Cup. The USMNT hope to continue the winning ways against the Socceroos. The USMNT throttled Paraguay 4-1 in their opening match, the largest margin of victory […]
Best goals of the first group stage play-through
Before the World Cup started, I was scheduled to write an article with the best goals from the group stage. We’re not even halfway through the group stage yet, and there have already been some incredible finishes. I decided to do separate articles for each full group stage play-through. Here are the best 11 goals […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 9: Match thread and discussion
Yesterday, Czechia scored first against South Africa, but were only able to manage a 1-1 draw after giving up a penalty that was scored in the 83rd minute by Teboho Mokoena. Switzerland struggled to score against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the score was 0-0 into the 74th minute, when Switzerland opened the scoring with Manzambi, […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2026 World Cup: Man of the Match
The USMNT could not have asked for a better start to the 2026 World Cup. The team took a 1-0 lead in front of a raucous home crowd last Friday, scoring just 7’ minutes into the match after a driving run by Christian Pulisic to split a pair of defenders and a ball to Weston […]
World Cup Reacts: Which big team’s in trouble, who will play Cinderella?
We’re back with another World Cup Reacts! Now that the first set of games are completed, we’ve seen some great action thus far. There have been some small teams that have risen to the occasion to get results against teams that were considered to be title contenders. Meanwhile, there are some teams that were contenders […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 8: Match thread and discussion
Yesterday saw the final teams that hadn’t played their first World Cup game finally get on the field. Portugal scored first against DR Congo and most people probably assumed it would be a 3-0 or 4-0 scoreline before too long, but DR Congo battled back, scored an equalizer, and went toe-to-toe with Portugal, earning a […]
2026 World Cup: Previewing USA vs. Australia – pop quiz, hot shot
There’s a soccer team on a bus, once the bus goes over 50 miles an hour it’s not parked anymore, if it’s not parked anymore the team has to play soccer, the team doesn’t want to play soccer it wants to park the bus. This is the plot of Speed 4: That’s not a knife, […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 7: Match thread and discussion
Another day, and we have another slate of games to sit back and enjoy. France got us off to a slow start with a sluggish first half, leaving it 0-0 with Senegal until the 66th minute, when Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring, Barcola added a second in the 82nd minute, and the teams swapped goals […]
USA vs. Australia, 2026 World Cup: Scouting Australia
The United States Men’s National Team opened the 2026 World Cup on the right foot, registering a stirring victory over Paraguay (4-1). The grind in Group D continues as Mauricio Pochettino looks to secure a place in the knockout phase, although a loss would be far from a disaster with a potential three sides advancing. […]
World Cup Reacts results: Who will win the title, Golden Ball?
A few days ago, we gave you the first World Cup Reacts from SB Nation and their partnership with FanDuel. Well, let’s go through the results! The questions that were presented to the Stars & Stripes FC community and ! Over the course of the tournament, SB Nation will be offering some quick survey questions […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 6: Match thread and discussion
It’s day 6 of the World Cup and there’s HUGE NEWS FROM THE VATICAN ABOUT THE SPORT: THAT’S RIGHT WORLD, IT’S CALLED SOCCER. All the United States had to do was win four World Cups and then get a guy named Bob from Chicago to be elected the Bishop of Rome to make it official. […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2026 World Cup: What we learned
The last time the United States hosted a World Cup was in 1994 and that tournament was very much about establishing soccer in America. The USMNT had only barely made the previous tournament and had done poorly, MLS didn’t exist, and the players existed as a collection of college athletes and lower division journeymen. Indeed, […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 5: Match thread and discussion
Another day, and we have another slate of games to sit back and enjoy. Yesterday’s midnight kickoff brought a surprise result, with Australia picking up a 2-0 win over Türkiye, who had been viewed as contenders to win Group D, featuring players like Arda Güler (Real Madrid) and Kenan Yıldız (Juventus). Germany put a 7-1 […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 4: Match thread and discussion
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a fantastic time so far. It’s been a bit of a balancing act trying to juggle my responsibilities as a loving father of four children ages five and under with the fanatical devotion that surfaces once every four years. Add to that the joys of being able […]
World Cup Reacts: Who will win the title, Golden Ball?
Welcome to World Cup Reacts! Over the course of the tournament, SB Nation will be offering some quick survey questions to see what their communities may think on some of the major topics that we will face in this World Cup. You answer the questions from a quick survey, and a few days later we […]
2026 World Cup, Matchday 3: Match thread and discussion
Kiss your families good bye, “work” remotely, post up in an Applebee’s and gorge yourself on 2 for $25 menu options… THERE’S 11 HOURS OF WORLD CUP SOCCER ON THE TV TODAY – OR YOU COULD GO TO A GAME SINCE IT’S IN AMERICA, CANADA, AND MEXICO THIS YEAR. The day kicks off with Qatar […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2026 World Cup: Community player ratings
The USMNT started their World Cup in nearly perfect fashion on Friday night, racing out to a 3-0 lead in the first half as they cruised to a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in their opening match. The US started strong and a very nice passing sequence eight minutes in led to an own goal opener […]
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