Of all the groups in the 2026 World Cup, Group D appears to be among the most balanced. The United States was the seeded team as the host, putting a weaker top seed in the mix alongside Australia, Turkey and Paraguay.

World Cup Group D includes co-hosts the United States of America, Paraguay, Australia and Turkey; fixtures will take place in the USA in Los Angeles, Seattle and Santa Clara plus the Canadian city of

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After years of waiting, millions of soccer fans across the globe will be laser-focused on North America for the World Cup. The United States, Mexico, and Canada will host the inaugural 48-team edition of one of the world’s biggest sporting events,

The FIFA World Cup returns to North America for the first time since 1994. The 48-team event kicks off in Mexico on Thursday and then in Canada and the United States on Friday. All three host countries come into the tournament with high hopes to make a deep run into the knockout round.

Explore FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D with team profiles, format, favourites, venues, and complete fixture schedule featuring USA, Paraguay, Australia, and Turkey

Check out the schedule for every match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including all three U.S. Men's National Team group fixtures.

This 48-team extravaganza is the biggest World Cup there has ever been, and it might just be the most complex too. Twelve groups of four teams might be enough to follow in the first place, but those fans of brackets who have a familiarity of past tournaments might have a sense of what the issue is here.