The U.S. men’s national team is set to return to the pitch for the first time since the 2026 World Cup this fall with four friendlies, taking on Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada on home soil to kickstart the 2030 World Cup cycle. As such, the USMNT will go a full two-year spell since playing on the road and have only three away games since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Despite playing to a rather impressive 3–1 loss to Spain ahead of the World Cup, it hasn’t shown much positivity in the last several years. MexicoRaúl Jiménez will help usher in Mexico’s younger talents in the twilight of his career. | Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty ImagesLocation: St. Paul, MinnesotaDate: Oct. 6, 2026The parallels between the two northernmost World Cup co-hosts are impressive.