USA vs Paraguay

USA return to the Los Angeles area (Rose Bowl, Pasadena) for the 2026 World Cup, 32 years after their last match there — a 0-1 loss to Romania in the 1994 group stage.

USA have conceded in each of their last 8 international matches, going 4W-1D-3L with 16 goals scored and 15 conceded.

USA have conceded at least twice in each of their last 4 international matches, going 1W-0D-3L with 6 goals scored and 11 conceded.

USA have a World Cup record of 1W-0D-1L in the Los Angeles area (Rose Bowl, Pasadena) across the 1994 tournament.

The United States reached the Round of 16 when they hosted the 1994 World Cup, losing 1-0 to eventual champions Brazil.

United States’ World Cup opening-match record is 3W-3D-5L across 11 appearances (14-26 goals). They have failed to score 2 times and kept 1 clean sheet in those opening games.

United States have advanced beyond the first group stage 6 times in 10 applicable World Cup group-stage appearances.

Only 23 FIFA ranking places separate USA, Türkiye, Australia and Paraguay, making Group D the most balanced group.

Paraguay are back at the World Cup for the first time since 2010, ending a 16-year absence from the tournament.

Paraguay scored less than a goal per game in the World Cup qualification: 14 in 18.

Paraguay scored only two goals in their first seven qualifiers before scoring ten in their remaining nine games

Paraguay have won none of their last 3 World Cup matches (0W-2D-1L).

Paraguay have failed to score in each of their last 3 World Cup matches.

Paraguay have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 World Cup matches, scoring 3 goals at the other end.

Gustavo Alfaro returns after taking Ecuador to the final group game in 2022, where they narrowly missed the knockouts.

USA beat Paraguay 3-0 at the 1930 World Cup — USA went on to reach the knockout stage.

USA and Paraguay have met 9 times in overall international fixtures: USA have won 5, with 2 draw(s) and 2 win(s) for Paraguay.

The first ever World Cup hat-trick was scored in USA vs Paraguay at the 1930 World Cup. Bert Patenaude scored the only three goals of that encounter.