The 2026 World Cup’s approach has felt strangely muted, and the U.S. team has had a rough few years. Then the games began.

As players and fans arrive in an unfriendly United States for the quadrennial soccer spectacle, civil society organizations are mounting an effort to keep visitors safe.

Here's what you need to know about the U.S. Men's National Team for the 2026 World Cup.

Only 22 percent of Americans said they were ‘very interested’ in the World Cup