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USMNT Faces Paraguay in World Cup Prep, Enciso Returns for Albirroja

Chester, PA – The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT), hosting the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada, will face Paraguay in a friendly match this Saturday at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. Both teams are using the match as preparation for the upcoming tournament.

The USMNT, coached by Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino, will be without key players due to injuries. Tyler Adams, Sean Zawadzki, Weston McKennie, Antonee Robinson, and Christian Pulisic are all sidelined. Timmy Tillman of LAFC has been called up to fill the void in midfield.

Paraguay, led by fellow Argentinian Gustavo Alfaro, will receive a boost with the return of forward Julio Enciso, who has recovered from a knee injury that kept him out since July. The Albirroja are looking for their first win in friendly matches, after a draw with Japan and loss to South Korea in September. Midfielder Matías Galarza stated his team is prepared to win the 2026 world cup and consider the friendly matches to be a part of the tournament preparation. Junior Alonso added that these are good trial matches that will help them improve for the world cup.

Paraguay secured direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup after finishing sixth in the South American qualifiers. The match also marks Paraguay’s return to the World Cup after its last appearance in 2010.

Likely Lineups:

  • United States: Matt Freese; Auston Trusty, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream, Sergiño Dest; Tanner Tessmann, Cristian Roldán, Brendan Aaronson, Aidan Morris; Folarin Balogun, Gio Reyna.
  • Paraguay: Roberto Fernández (Orlando Gil); Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Juan Cáceres; Andrés Cubas, Diego Gómez, Matías Galarza, Miguel Almirón; Antonio Sanabria, Julio Enciso.

The match is scheduled for 5:00 PM local time (22:00 GMT). Following this match, Paraguay will play Mexico on Tuesday, while the USMNT will face Uruguay.

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