World Cup 2026 Group D: Teams, Qualification & Fixtures | Kickoff Times

Co-host USA lead a global mix: Australia from Asia, Paraguay returning to the South American knockout pedigree, and Türkiye via the European play-offs.

The four teams

Australia

AFC

Qualification: Qualified via the AFC third round, finishing in the top two of their group.
Appearances: 7th appearance, 6th consecutive
Best result: Round of 16 (2006, 2022)

Paraguay

CONMEBOL

Qualification: Qualified directly through the South American qualifying league.
Appearances: 9th appearance, 1st since 2010
Best result: Quarter-finals (2010)

Türkiye

UEFA

Qualification: Qualified via the UEFA play-offs after finishing second in their European qualifying group.
Appearances: 4th appearance, 1st since 2002
Best result: Third place (2002)

USA

CONCACAF

Qualification: Automatically qualified as one of the three host nations.
Appearances: 12th appearance, 2nd consecutive
Best result: Third place (1930)

First men's World Cup hosted in the USA since 1994.

Group D fixtures

#	Date	Local	Match	Venue
4	Fri 12 Jun	18:00	USA v Paraguay	SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
8	Sat 13 Jun	21:00	Australia v Türkiye	BC Place, Vancouver
29	Fri 19 Jun	12:00	USA v Australia	Lumen Field, Seattle
32	Fri 19 Jun	20:00	Türkiye v Paraguay	Levi's Stadium, San Francisco
59	Thu 25 Jun	19:00	Türkiye v USA	SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
60	Thu 25 Jun	19:00	Paraguay v Australia	Levi's Stadium, San Francisco

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