2026 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season	2026
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The 2026 season is the 114th season of competitive soccer in the United States. The United States will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Mexico and Canada as the premier soccer event of the year.^[1]

The season begins with friendlies for the USWNT in January.^[2] and with friendlies for the USMNT in March to help prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

At the club international level, qualifying MLS clubs are competing in the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup,^[4] and qualifying NWSL clubs are competing in the 2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup semi-finals.^[5]

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March 28	United States	2–5	Belgium	Atlanta, Georgia
15:30 ET	McKennie 39' Agyemang 87'	Report	DeBast 45' Onana 53' De Ketelaere 59' (pen.) Lukébakio 68', 82'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 66,867 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

March 31	United States	0–2	Portugal	Atlanta, Georgia
19:00 ET		Report	Trincão 37' Félix 59'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,297 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

May 31	United States	v	Senegal	Charlotte, North Carolina
15:30 ET				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

June 6	United States	v	Germany	Chicago, Illinois
14:30 ET				Stadium: Soldier Field

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	United States (H)	Advance to knockout stage
2	Paraguay	Advance to knockout stage
3	Australia	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Turkey

June 12	United States	v	Paraguay	Inglewood, California
21:00 ET		Report		Stadium: SoFi Stadium

June 19	United States	v	Australia	Seattle, Washington
15:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Lumen Field

June 25	Turkey	v	United States	Inglewood, California
22:00 ET		Report		Stadium: SoFi Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	0	19	1	+18	7	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Dominican Republic	3	2	1	0	16	1	+15	7
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	1	2	2	17	−15	1
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H)	3	0	1	2	2	20	−18	1

February 5 2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification	United States	8–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6:00 pm ET	Medina 6', 28', 37' Peterson 15' (o.g.) Sokoloff 61', 66' Jakupovic 71', 87'	Report		Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Michah Erskine (Guyana)

February 7 2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–10	United States	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7:00 pm ET		Report	Jakupovic 7', 23', 44', 80' (pen.), 84' Garcia 36' (pen.) Dimareli 58' (pen.), 72' Chadwick 69' Forfor 90'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Renlee Napoleon (Saint Lucia)

February 10 2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification	United States	1–1	Dominican Republic	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1:00 pm ET	Jakupovic 41'	Report	Garcia 44'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Jonathan Leiton (Costa Rica)

January 24	United States	6–0	Paraguay	Carson, California
	Turner 45+3' Sentnor 47', 57' Martínez 53' (o.g.) Rodman 56' Sears 72'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,397 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

January 27	United States	5–0	Chile	Santa Barbara, California
	Bethune 18' Joseph 26' Sams 33' Sears 46' Rodman 68'	Report		Stadium: Harder Stadium Attendance: 14,797 Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago)

April 11	United States	2–1	Japan	San Jose, California
17:30 ET	Lavelle 9' Heaps 48'	Report	Ueki 61'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 17,435 Referee: Karen Andrade (Mexico)

Player	Goals
Patrick Agyemang	1
Weston McKennie	1
Total	2

April 17	United States	3–0	Japan	Commerce City, Colorado
21:00 ET	Girma 47' Lavelle 56' Wesley 64'	Report		Stadium: DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,589 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

June 6	Brazil	v	United States	São Paulo, Brazil
17:30 ET				Stadium: Arena Corinthians

June 9	Brazil	v	United States	Fortaleza, Brazil
20:30 ET				Stadium: Arena Castelão

April 14	United States	0–1	Japan	Seattle, Washington
22:00 ET		Report	Maika Hamano 27'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 36,128 Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (C, H)	3	3	0	0	0	4	0	+4	9
	Canada	3	1	1	0	1	4	2	+2	5
	Colombia	3	1	0	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Argentina	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

March 1	United States	2–0	Argentina	Nashville, Tennessee
17:00 ET	Heaps 20' Shaw 56'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 17,125 Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago)

March 4	United States	1–0	Canada	Columbus, Ohio
18:45 ET	Sentnor 55'	Report		Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 18,545 Referee: Lizzet Garcia (Mexico)

March 7	United States	1–0	Colombia	Harrison, New Jersey
15:30 ET	A. Thompson 82'	Report		Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 22,385 Referee: Vimarest Diaz (Dominican Republic)

November 27 QF	United States	v	El Salvador	Mansfield, Texas
				Stadium: Texas Health Mansfield Stadium

Player	Goals
Ally Sentnor	3
Lindsey Heaps	2
Rose Lavelle
Trinity Rodman
Emma Sears
Croix Bethune	1
Naomi Girma
Jameese Joseph
Emily Sams
Jaedyn Shaw
Alyssa Thompson
Reilyn Turner
Kennedy Wesley
own goal	1
Total	20

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	32	0	+32	9	2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	12	5	+7	6	2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
3	Haiti	3	1	2	3	12	−9	3
4	Bermuda	3	0	3	0	30	−30	0

March 17	United States	19–0	Bermuda	Alajuela, Costa Rica
12:30 pm (14:30 UTC−6)	Stanislaus 3', 17', 53', 58' Manning 5', 8' Morrell 27', 39', 56' Corona 47' DiMaria 49', 52' Paletta 59' Whitham 69', 78', 86' Aguilar 83' Heathcock 84' Hanf 87'	Report		Stadium: Proyecto Goal FCRF Cancha 2 Referee: Minely Ureña (Dominican Republic)

March 19	Haiti	0–9	United States	Alajuela, Costa Rica
17:00 pm (15:00 UTC−6)		Report	Mallebranche 5' (o.g.) Murray 8' Aguilar 25', 45+1', 52' Whitham 57' Paletta 62' Stanislaus 79', 81'	Stadium: Proyecto Goal FCRF Cancha 2 Attendance: 237 Referee: Marjorie Ponce (Nicaragua)

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March 22	United States	4–0	Puerto Rico	Alajuela, Costa Rica
12:06 pm (10:06 UTC−6)	DiMaria 22' (pen.) Corona 36' Whitham 50' Morrell 55'	Report		Stadium: Proyecto Goal FCRF Cancha 1 Attendance: 174 Referee: Marjorie Ponce (Nicaragua)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nashville SC	9	7	1	1	21	6	+15	22	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Inter Miami CF	10	5	1	4	19	15	+4	19	Qualification for round one
3	Chicago Fire FC	9	5	2	2	17	8	+9	17
4	New England Revolution	9	5	3	1	17	12	+5	16
5	Charlotte FC	10	4	4	2	18	18	0	14
6	Toronto FC	10	3	3	4	14	16	−2	13
7	New York City FC	10	3	4	3	19	16	+3	12
8	Columbus Crew	10	3	4	3	14	13	+1	12	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	FC Cincinnati	10	3	4	3	19	23	−4	12	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	D.C. United	10	3	4	3	11	15	−4	12
11	New York Red Bulls	10	3	4	3	16	25	−9	12
12	CF Montréal	9	3	6	0	13	20	−7	9
13	Atlanta United FC	10	2	7	1	9	17	−8	7
14	Orlando City SC	10	2	7	1	12	29	−17	7
15	Philadelphia Union	10	1	7	2	9	17	−8	5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes	10	9	1	0	25	6	+19	27	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	9	8	1	0	25	5	+20	24	Qualification for round one
3	Los Angeles FC	10	6	2	2	17	6	+11	20
4	Seattle Sounders FC	8	6	1	1	12	4	+8	19
5	Minnesota United FC	10	5	3	2	11	14	−3	17
6	Real Salt Lake	9	5	3	1	17	14	+3	16
7	Colorado Rapids	10	4	5	1	22	18	+4	13
8	FC Dallas	10	3	3	4	18	15	+3	13	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Houston Dynamo FC	9	4	5	0	12	18	−6	12	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	LA Galaxy	10	3	4	3	15	16	−1	12
11	San Diego FC	10	3	5	2	17	17	0	11
12	Portland Timbers	9	3	5	1	13	19	−6	10
13	Austin FC	10	2	4	4	11	16	−5	10
14	St. Louis City SC	9	1	5	3	9	16	−7	6
15	Sporting Kansas City	9	1	7	1	7	25	−18	4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes	10	9	1	0	25	6	+19	27	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[a]
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	9	8	1	0	25	5	+20	24	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
3	Nashville SC	9	7	1	1	21	6	+15	22	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[c]
4	Los Angeles FC	10	6	2	2	17	6	+11	20	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[d]
5	Seattle Sounders FC	8	6	1	1	12	4	+8	19
6	Inter Miami CF	10	5	1	4	19	15	+4	19
7	Chicago Fire FC	9	5	2	2	17	8	+9	17
8	Minnesota United FC	10	5	3	2	11	14	−3	17
9	New England Revolution	9	5	3	1	17	12	+5	16
10	Real Salt Lake	9	5	3	1	17	14	+3	16
11	Charlotte FC	10	4	4	2	18	18	0	14
12	Colorado Rapids	10	4	5	1	22	18	+4	13
13	FC Dallas	10	3	3	4	18	15	+3	13
14	Toronto FC	10	3	3	4	14	16	−2	13
15	Houston Dynamo FC	9	4	5	0	12	18	−6	12
16	New York City FC	10	3	4	3	19	16	+3	12
17	Columbus Crew	10	3	4	3	14	13	+1	12
18	LA Galaxy	10	3	4	3	15	16	−1	12
19	FC Cincinnati	10	3	4	3	19	23	−4	12
20	D.C. United	10	3	4	3	11	15	−4	12
21	New York Red Bulls	10	3	4	3	16	25	−9	12
22	San Diego FC	10	3	5	2	17	17	0	11
23	Portland Timbers	9	3	5	1	13	19	−6	10
24	Austin FC	10	2	4	4	11	16	−5	10
25	CF Montréal	9	3	6	0	13	20	−7	9
26	Atlanta United FC	10	2	7	1	9	17	−8	7
27	Orlando City SC	10	2	7	1	12	29	−17	7
28	St. Louis City SC	9	1	5	3	9	16	−7	6
29	Philadelphia Union	10	1	7	2	9	17	−8	5
30	Sporting Kansas City	9	1	7	1	7	25	−18	4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	7	5	1	1	15	9	+6	16	Playoffs
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6	4	0	2	11	4	+7	14
3	Detroit City FC	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	10
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	7	3	3	1	10	12	−2	10
5	Charleston Battery	7	3	3	1	8	12	−4	10
6	Hartford Athletic	7	2	1	4	7	7	0	10
7	Indy Eleven	6	2	1	3	10	8	+2	9
8	Miami FC	7	2	2	3	7	10	−3	9
9	Rhode Island FC	6	2	2	2	11	8	+3	8
10	Birmingham Legion FC	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	6
11	Brooklyn FC	7	2	4	1	6	10	−4	7
12	Loudoun United FC	6	0	2	4	8	11	−3	4
13	Sporting Club Jacksonville	7	0	6	1	5	14	−9	1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orange County SC	8	4	1	3	7	3	+4	15	Playoffs
2	San Antonio FC	8	4	1	3	8	5	+3	15
3	El Paso Locomotive FC	6	4	1	1	16	8	+8	13
4	Oakland Roots SC	7	3	1	3	12	9	+3	12
5	Sacramento Republic FC	7	2	1	4	8	5	+3	10
6	Phoenix Rising FC	7	2	2	3	11	8	+3	9
7	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	6	2	2	2	12	10	+2	8
8	New Mexico United	5	2	3	0	5	8	−3	6
9	Lexington SC	7	1	3	3	6	8	−2	6
10	FC Tulsa	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	6
11	Las Vegas Lights FC	7	1	4	2	11	15	−4	5
12	Monterey Bay FC	7	0	5	2	3	14	−11	2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	One Knoxville SC	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	14	Playoffs
2	FC Naples	7	4	1	2	9	4	+5	14
3	Spokane Velocity FC	6	4	1	1	11	8	+3	13
4	Union Omaha	6	4	2	0	10	7	+3	12
5	AC Boise	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	8
6	Forward Madison FC	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
7	Westchester SC	6	2	3	1	12	13	−1	7
8	New York Cosmos	6	2	3	1	11	13	−2	7
9	Sarasota Paradise	7	2	4	1	6	10	−4	7
10	Greenville Triumph SC	4	2	2	0	8	7	+1	6
11	Portland Hearts of Pine	5	1	1	3	4	3	+1	6
12	Charlotte Independence	4	1	2	1	8	6	+2	4
13	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
14	Richmond Kickers	5	1	3	1	4	7	−3	4
15	Fort Wayne FC	4	1	2	1	3	6	−3	4
16	AV Alta FC	6	0	2	4	7	11	−4	4
17	Corpus Christi FC	5	0	3	2	5	11	−6	2

Club	Competition	Final round
Seattle Sounders FC	2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup	Quarter-finals
Inter Miami CF		Round of 16
LA Galaxy		Quarter-finals
Philadelphia Union		Round of 16
San Diego FC		Round of 16
FC Cincinnati		Round of 16
Los Angeles FC		Semi-finals
Nashville SC		Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
San Diego FC	4–2	UNAM	4–1	0–1
Sporting San Miguelito	1–1 (a)	LA Galaxy	1–1	0–0
Real España	1–7	Los Angeles FC	1–6	0–1
Atlético Ottawa	0–7	Nashville SC	0–2	0–5
Defence Force	0–12	Philadelphia Union	0–5	0–7
O&M	0–13	FC Cincinnati	0–4	0–9

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
San Diego FC	3–6	Toluca	3–2	0–4
LA Galaxy	6–0	Mount Pleasant	3–0	3–0
Los Angeles FC	3–2	Alajuelense	1–1	2–1
Nashville SC	1–1 (a)	Inter Miami CF	0–0	1–1
Philadelphia Union	1–2	América	0–1	1–1
FC Cincinnati	4–5	UANL	3–0	1–5
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–5	Seattle Sounders FC	0–3	1–2