USA - Germany live - Football

The United States host four-time world champions Germany in their final pre-tournament friendly before co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup - the match takes place on 6 June 2026 at the iconic Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Match Info: USA vs Germany

Kick-off is scheduled for Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 7:30 PM BST (6:30 PM UTC) at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois. The fixture is an international friendly and serves as the USMNT's send-off match ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the United States co-host alongside Canada and Mexico.

Where to Watch USA vs Germany?

Viewers in England and Ireland can watch the match live on Premier Sports 2 on TV or stream it through Premier Sports Player online - the most direct options for British and Irish football fans wanting to catch this high-profile World Cup warm-up.

In the United States, coverage is spread across multiple platforms. On television, the match airs on TNT, truTV, Telemundo, and UNIVERSO. Streaming is available through HBO Max, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, and UNIVERSO NOW. Radio commentary is provided by Futbol de Primera Radio and Westwood One Sports.

Across Latin America, Disney+ is the key platform, carrying the match in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil (also on ESPN4 on TV), Colombia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and numerous other countries. Canadian viewers can stream via DAZN or fuboTV Canada. In France, L'Équipe Live Foot provides the stream, while S Sport+ serves Turkey, MEGOGO covers Ukraine, and VG+ carries the Norwegian stream.

USA vs Germany - Match Preview

This is the USMNT's final dress rehearsal before the 2026 World Cup - and with Germany, a four-time world champion in commanding form, arriving in Chicago, the stakes could not feel higher for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

For the United States, who share World Cup hosting duties with Canada and Mexico, this fixture is a statement opportunity in front of a home crowd. Pochettino's side showed genuine quality by beating Senegal 3-2 just one week earlier and thrashing Uruguay 5-1 in November 2025. Yet the 0-2 loss to Portugal and a punishing 2-5 defeat to Belgium in March 2026 served as reminders that defensive vulnerabilities remain a concern at the highest level - vulnerabilities that Germany's attack will look to exploit.

Germany arrive in Chicago under Julian Nagelsmann, days after Kai Havertz featured in the UEFA Champions League final with Arsenal. The four-time world champions have swept aside Finland 4-0 and Slovakia 6-0 in recent outings, and the Havertz-Musiala partnership is widely considered among the most dangerous attacking duos heading into the tournament. Nagelsmann is expected to use this friendly as a final tactical sharpening session before the World Cup begins.

Head-to-Head: USA vs Germany

Across 11 all-time meetings, Germany hold a clear advantage with 7 wins to the USA's 4 - and the two sides have never drawn, a remarkable statistical fact that underlines just how decisively these matches have historically gone in Germany's favour.

The 2 most recent meetings between the two nations are listed below:

• 14 October 2023 - International Friendly - USA 1:3 Germany
• 26 June 2014 - FIFA World Cup (Group Stage) - USA 0:1 Germany

USA - Recent Form

The USMNT head into the Germany match with 3 wins and 2 losses from their last 5 games - 12 goals scored and 11 conceded, a record that reflects a team with genuine attacking threat but persistent defensive fragility against elite opposition.

The most encouraging sign came just last weekend: a 3-2 victory over Senegal on 31 May 2026 provided a confidence boost ahead of the toughest test of the pre-tournament campaign. Before that, however, a 0-2 loss to Portugal was followed days later by a 2-5 thrashing at the hands of Belgium in March 2026 - two results that exposed defensive frailties Pochettino still needs to address before the World Cup begins.

The positives are genuine. A 5-1 hammering of Uruguay in November 2025 and a 2-1 win over Paraguay in the same international window showed that, on their best days, the USMNT can be a threat to any team. Christian Pulisic, the USA's most prolific active scorer with 21 goals in 52 caps, will be central to whatever attacking threat the Americans can produce against Germany.

Germany - Recent Form

Germany arrive at Soldier Field in excellent shape: 4 wins from their last 5 matches, 15 goals scored and only 5 conceded - a record that marks them as one of the genuine World Cup contenders with momentum firmly on their side.

The highlights of Germany's recent run are hard to ignore. A 6-0 demolition of Slovakia in November 2025 was followed by a 4-0 victory over Finland in May 2026, two dominant home performances that underline the firepower Nagelsmann has at his disposal. Even the one blemish - a 3-4 defeat in Switzerland in March 2026 - came in a match where Germany scored 4 themselves, signalling that the attack is firing regardless of the result.

Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala lead a forward line that can unpick almost any defence in world football. Havertz arrives in Chicago fresh from a Champions League final appearance with Arsenal, while Musiala has established himself as one of the most dynamic players in European club football. A 2-0 away win in Luxembourg, with a clean sheet, showed Germany can also grind out results when the occasion demands it.

Facts and Statistics

5 key facts about the USA vs Germany rivalry ahead of the June 2026 friendly:

• In 11 all-time meetings, Germany have won 7 and the USA have won 4 - the two sides have never drawn in any of those matches.
• Germany are four-time FIFA World Cup winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), making them one of the most decorated opponents the USMNT faces in a pre-World Cup friendly.
• The last meeting in October 2023 ended 3-1 to Germany, confirming the Germans' continued dominance in this fixture in the modern era.
• The USMNT scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches but conceded 11 - an average of more than 2 goals per game against them, a defensive record Germany's attack will target in Chicago.
• Germany scored 15 goals in their last 5 matches while conceding just 5, posting a goal difference of +10 across that run - the strongest recent form of either team in this fixture's history.