The 2026 World Cup comes home Friday. The United States opens against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where Katy Perry will perform the opening ceremony. For American soccer, it's a moment of reckoning on home soil, though the USMNT faces real obstacles: visa complications, soaring ticket prices, and competition for attention from other sports. According to France 24, players like Balogun and Reyna are expected to lead the Group D opener.

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