The United States, Paraguay, and Australia national teams, which form Group D of the 2026 World Cup, have a history of only one match against each other. The encounter between the American and South American teams took place during the 1930 Uruguay Cup in the group stage. The US team won 3-0, with a hat-trick by Bertrand "Bert" Patenaude. Group D of the 2026 World Cup is also awaiting the winner of the playoff matches, which will be contested by Romania, Turkey, Slovakia, and Kosovo. If the Romanians are victorious, it would add another encounter with the Americans, which took place at the 1994 World Cup in the "Uncle Sam's country." On that occasion, in Zone A, Romania defeated the hosts 1-0 with a goal by Dan Petrescu. Conversely, if Slovakia wins the playoff, they have a previous match against Paraguay. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, in Group F, the Paraguayans won 2-0 with goals by Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros.
