United States Fine-Tunes Details for the 2026 World Cup with High-Level Friendlies
The United States selection is intensely preparing for the 2026 World Cup, and for this, it has scheduled a series of key friendly matches. The team will face Ecuador and Australia in October, as part of its preparation strategy.
Given the absence of official competitive matches before the start of the World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada in June, these friendly matches against already qualified teams will be fundamental for the team’s development.
The first match against Ecuador will take place on October 10 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Subsequently, on October 14, they will face Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
Ecuador prepares for its fifth participation in a World Cup, while Australia will seek its sixth consecutive appearance in the FIFA tournament, which will begin on June 11.
The American team, led by Mauricio Pochettino and already qualified as hosts, arrives after a second place finish in this summer’s Gold Cup, where they fell to Mexico. Previously, they finished in a disappointing fourth place in the Nations League in March.
The United States already has friendlies scheduled against South Korea on September 6 in Harrison, New Jersey, and against Japan three days later in Columbus, Ohio. After the friendlies in October, the team will play exhibition matches in both November and March.
