United States vs Paraguay, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
United States vs Paraguay — Worldcup at SoFi Stadium.
- United States 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
- Paraguay 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
- Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 11.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| United States | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #15 |
| 6 | Points | 4 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 2 / 0 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| 8 | Scored | 2 |
| 4 | Conceded | 4 |
| +4 | GD | -2 |
| 2.00 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 67% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
United States this season
United States this season
60%
Clean Sheets
Paraguay this season
Paraguay this season
United States are 13th (6 pts). Paraguay are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
United States
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Paraguay
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
United States
| Folarin Balogun | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds SoFi Stadium will turn into a battlefield for United States and Paraguay.
- 5' Paraguay looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 10' Paraguay are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' United States are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Paraguay backline.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Omar Alderete has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' USA international Antonee Robinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Ream is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Paraguay.
- 45' Andres Cubas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 50' It’s high time Mauricio Pochettino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 60' United States seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. United States needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 75' It looks surprising United States does not make any changes. Sergino Dest has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 80' The 27-year-old Tyler Adams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Antonio Sanabria suffering a number of foals already.
- 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gustavo Alfaro will be considering his options from the bench.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — United States - Paraguay.
Lineups
United States Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 13
- 5
- 10
- 8
- 4
- 24
- 2
- 20
- 3
- 17
- 16
Bench
- 21
- 19
- 26
- 1
- 6
- 22
- 15
- 23
- 12
- 11
- 9
- 7
- 14
- 25
- 18
Coach
Mauricio Pochettino
Paraguay Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 15
- 6
- 9
- 14
- 10
- 3
- 4
- 19
- 8
- 16
- 12
Bench
- 5
- 17
- 21
- 11
- 20
- 22
- 1
- 23
- 25
- 2
- 7
- 13
- 24
- 26
- 18
Coach
Gustavo Alfaro
H2H
Head to Head
United States Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 3
1.74
United States xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61
Paraguay xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 61% + Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
United States or Draw
84%
Draw or Paraguay
42%
United States or Paraguay
74%
Half-Time Result
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.8%
2 – 0
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — United States
| Handicap | United States covers | Push | Paraguay covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 20% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 26% | 37% |
| -0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
United States keeps clean sheet
54%
✓
Paraguay keeps clean sheet
18%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.