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2026 World Cup Group Stage Underway With U.S. Team Victories
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup opened June 11 across host nations. The U.S. team defeated Paraguay 4-1 and Australia 2-0 in its first two group matches.
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The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup began June 11 with matches in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The tournament features 104 games and runs through July 19. FOX and NBCUniversal hold U.S. broadcast rights for the 78 matches played in the United States plus 13 matches each in Canada and Mexico. A record 40 matches will air in primetime on FOX.
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Viewers with a television antenna or access to the FOX network can watch 70 matches without a subscription. The remaining matches air on Fox Sports 1. Ninety-two matches are available free over the air in Spanish on Telemundo, with the rest on Universo. All matches stream on FOX One and the FOX Sports app, while Peacock carries Spanish-language streaming rights.
The U.S. team opened group play June 12 with a 4-1 win over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The U.S. closes group stage play June 25 against Turkey at SoFi Stadium with a 10 p.m. ET kickoff.
Group stage matches continue through June 27.
The round of 32 begins June 28, with the final scheduled for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. >"Imagine, with this World Cup, a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks." — U.S. team captain Tim Ream, CBS News
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