THE TAKE
USMNT kicks off their World Cup tonight against Paraguay. This is a special group of players. I like their chances to win Group D. Fade or Follow @HardRockBet #HRBPartner
BOLDNESS
45/100
GRADE
72/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
None tagged
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
they win the group outright,
FALSE IF
they finish second, third, or fourth.
vaguerecency bias
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED TRUEThe USMNT won Group D outright with 6 points, finishing ahead of Australia (4 pts), Paraguay (4 pts), and Türkiye (3 pts). They opened the tournament with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay and secured the group top spot after beating Australia 2-0, even though they lost their meaningless final group game 3-2 to Türkiye. They advance to the Round of 32 to face Bosnia and Herzegovina.