The United States will face Paraguay, Australia and the winner of a UEFA playoff featuring Türkiye, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.

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Leicester City defender Harry Souttar was in action at the weekend as preparations for the World Cup ramp up. The Australia international captained the Socceroos for 82 minutes during their 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Saturday.

Tete Yengi scored in his Socceroos debut as Australia rallied for a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in a World Cup friendly at Snapdragon Stadium.

World Cup excitement arrived in Alameda as fans gathered on the island to watch the Australian Men's National Soccer Team hold an open community training session.

A complex economic model which predicted the outcome of the past three World Cups has run the numbers – and this year’s winner is a shock. And Australia’s run might surprise as well. Forget the mercurial talents of France’s Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele.

Cristian Volpato said he could feel in his heart it was ‘time to come home’ after the former Italy under-21 international made his Australia debut on Saturday following his shock switch on the eve of the World Cup.

Australia's group rivals the United States will go into the World Cup on a losing note after they were beaten 2-1 by Germany in their final warm up match. The host nation's home advantage could not deny Germany who got the tiebreaking goal from Leroy Sané in the 57th minute of Saturday's match in Chicago and will take a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.