United States face Paraguay on 13 June as Qatar meet Switzerland in opening week

The United States men’s national team will play Paraguay on 13 June at 03:00 in the opening week of World Cup 2026, while Qatar and Switzerland clash the same evening at 21:00 in Group B. Homeland security officials reiterated that ticket holders still face standard visa and ESTA rules despite special fan lanes.

Paraguayan supporters are coordinating with CONMEBOL hospitality; Swiss and Qatari diasporas in Dallas and Los Angeles reported strong hotel inquiries. The double-header illustrates the tri-host calendar density—three matches sometimes overlap across time zones on a single calendar day.

WOP360’s opening-week table lists Mexico–South Africa, Korea–Czechia, Canada–Bosnia and all Group A–L first matchdays through 18 June. Use our schedule article’s organigram to plan knockout travel after group play ends on 27 June.