Russia kicks off the World Cup facing Saudi Arabia at 8:00 AM Thursday June 14. As is tradition, the host nation welcomes the eyes of the world to the greatest sporting event on the globe. Due to several failures the USA is not at the World Cup, but the most popular team in America will be. It will be a tough task for Mexico to advance out of the Group Stage as they face Germany, South Korea and Sweden.

Yes, the Seattle Sounders are playing through the World Cup

This cycle MLS will not take a break during the World Cup (they aren’t the only league doing so.