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At the World Cup draw, Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT learns its fate

The United States will face Australia, Paraguay and a European playoff winner in group stage play when the tournament opens next summer.

The World Cup draw Friday in Washington. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S. men’s national soccer team will face Australia, Paraguay and a European playoff winner at next summer’s World Cup on home soil after learning its group stage opponents during Friday’s draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington.