United States

CONCACAF · Group D · Host nation

United States

Elo 1820 · 0.8% Champion

Tournament probabilities

Probability of reaching each round, from the Monte Carlo simulator.

Ratings

Elo1820
Base rating79
Attack76
Midfield78
Defense74
Goalkeeper80
Set pieces72
Penalties74
Form76
Volatility55
Squad depth78
Injury status86
Data quality88

Ratings

Analyst brief — United States going into Global Cup 2026

Editorial

Form

Co-host pressure — Pochettino has settled on a 4-3-3 with Pulisic central and Reyna or Aaronson rotating.

Style

Pochettino brings high-pressing, fast verticality. American Soccer League graduates increasingly bring the technical level.

Squad

Pulisic the star; Reyna, McKennie & Adams the spine; Balogun the centre-forward bet; Robinson at LB world-class.

Tournament ceiling

Quarter-final realistic with home crowd boost.

Biggest risk

Defensive central-CB pairing — Richards/Ream is not at the level of the rest of the team.

Editorial analysis from public reporting going into the tournament. Not betting advice. Not a guaranteed prediction.

Group stage fixtures

Group D
Fri, Jun 12 · 01:00 UTC
45% conf

United States

Elo 1747

vs

Paraguay

Elo 1814

USA 46%Draw 21%PAR 33%

Paraguay live

Scoreline cluster 1-0 / 1-1 / 0-1 · top exact 11.2%

xG 1.571.28BTTS 55%·O2.5 54%

If it opens up: 2-2at 5.8%

Match details
Group D
Fri, Jun 19 · 19:00 UTC
47% conf

United States

Elo 1747

vs

Australia

Elo 1795

USA 47%Draw 21%AUS 33%

Australia live

Scoreline cluster 1-0 / 0-1 / 1-1 · top exact 11.6%

xG 1.551.25BTTS 54%·O2.5 53%

If it opens up: 2-2at 5.7%

Match details
Group D
Thu, Jun 25 · 02:00 UTC
48% conf

Turkey

Elo 1852

vs

United States

Elo 1747

TUR 45%Draw 20%USA 35%

United States live

Scoreline cluster 1-0 / 1-1 / 2-1 · top exact 9.8%

xG 1.631.41BTTS 59%·O2.5 58%

If it opens up: 2-2at 6.3%

Match details
Group X
Wed, Jul 1 · 00:00 UTC
47% conf

United States

Elo 1747

vs

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Elo 1605

USA 48%Draw 21%BIH 31%

Bosnia & Herzegovina live

Most likely exact 1-0 at 12.7% (low dominance — distribution is flat)

xG 1.511.15BTTS 51%·O2.5 50%

If it opens up: 2-2at 5.3%

Match details
Group X
Mon, Jul 6 · 00:00 UTC
50% conf

United States

Elo 1747

vs

Belgium

Elo 1948

USA 32%Draw 20%BEL 48%

United States live

Scoreline cluster 0-1 / 1-2 / 1-1 · top exact 10.2%

xG 1.331.68BTTS 58%·O2.5 58%

If it opens up: 2-2at 6.2%

Match details

Tactical profile

Pressing72
Possession pref.60
Directness65
High line62
Set-piece threat68
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