Washington, June 5 -- Co-hosts the United States will meet familiar opposition in Group Dof the FIFA World Cup after confronting Australia, Paraguay and Turkiye in friendlies last year.
Turkiye returns to the World Cup after a 24-year absence, while Paraguay is back for the first time since 2010 and Australia arrives after reaching the last 16 in Qatar.
United States team: The United States heads into its home World Cup with questions in defense. The Americans have their weakest goalkeeping group in decades and concerns over the fitness of Chris Richards, the only U.S. central defender playing regularly in a top European league.
Mauricio Pochettino has spent much of his tenure searching for the right balance. The Argentine has alternated...