USMNT plays final pre-World Cup friendly vs. Germany—How to watch for free

Nypost · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Jun 06, 2026 · 480 words · By Angela Tricarico

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With less than one week until their World Cup debut, the USMNT will take the pitch in one final warm-up match.

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What happened

With less than one week until their World Cup debut, the USMNT will take the pitch in one final warm-up match.

Why it matters

16 in FIFA’s world rankings, faced Senegal in the first of a pair of friendlies; today, they’ll face FIFA’s No.

Common ground

The match represents a final chance for USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino to tinker with his starting lineup ahead of the World Cup.

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Claim 1: “This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com”

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Claim 2: “Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews”

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Claim 3: “the USMNT, ranked No. 16 in FIFA’s world rankings”

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Goal.com explicitly reports that the USMNT is ranked No. 16 in FIFA's end-of-year rankings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) has participated in twelve editions of the FIFA World Cup, an international soccer competition contested by men's national teams representing membe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_FIFA_Worl…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place from June 12 to 25, 2026. The group consisted of the United States (co-host), Paraguay, Australia, and Turkey. This also marked the return of Turkey and P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_D

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 19, 2026, the knockout stage will end with the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_s…

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Claim 4: “Today’s (June 6) USMNT vs. Germany match is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ET”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general USMNT Wikipedia and official site links, but no specific schedule confirming a June 6 match against Germany at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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web search NEUTRAL — The match will be broadcast live on TNT and truTV with English commentary. Spanish commentary can be found on Telemundo starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. Pregame ...
https://ussoccer.com/stories/2026/06/usmnt/how-to-watch-vs-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — USA vs. Germany · Date. June 6, 2026 · Event Starts. 1:30 PM · Doors Open. 11:30AM · On Sale. On Sale Now · Parking. Parking Lots open at 9:30AM. Reserve Parking.
https://www.soldierfield.com/events/detail/usa-vs-germany

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... When. Saturday, June 6 | 2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT. Where. Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois. The USMNT hope to build on last weekend's 3-2 win ...
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/usa-vs-germany-how-to-watch-s…

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Claim 5: “Sling Orange Day Pass. Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including TBS”

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Claim 6: “today, they’ll face FIFA’s No. 10 team, Germany”

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The provided evidence for Germany consists of general country facts and historical World Cup data, but contains no current FIFA ranking for the German national team.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FIFA 10 (titled FIFA Soccer 10 in North America) is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 2 O…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Disgrace of Gijón (Spanish: Desgracia de Gijón) is one of many names given in hindsight to the 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disgrace_of_Gijón

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup

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Claim 7: “When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $64.99/month”

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Claim 8: “Last weekend, the USMNT defeated Senegal, 3-2”

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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, ESPN, US Soccer) confirm the USMNT defeated Senegal 3-2 on May 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christian Mate Pulisic (born September 18, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger, attacking midfielder and forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the United States natio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergiño Gianni Dest (; born November 3, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the United States natio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States men's national soccer team, or USMNT, recognized as USA by FIFA, is the men's national soccer team represents the United States in men's international soccer, which is governed by th…
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Claim 9: “The USA vs. Germany match will air live on TBS”

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No evidence was found to confirm the broadcast channel for the USA vs. Germany match.

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Claim 10: “Where: Soldier Field (Chicago, Illinois)”

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While evidence confirms Soldier Field is in Chicago, Illinois, there is no evidence in the provided text linking this specific match (USMNT vs Germany or Senegal) to this venue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soldier Field (historically often referred to as Soldiers' Field) is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, the stadium has served as the h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 season was the Chicago Bears' 104th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles. Despite starting…
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Claim 11: “DIRECTV... its five-day free trial includes TBS”

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Claim 12: “Channel: TBS”

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The evidence mentions TBS broadcasting other events (AEW, Baseball, 'The Match'), but does not confirm the USMNT match was on TBS.

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web search NEUTRAL — The show was originally broadcast on TBS's sister channel, TNT, from October 2, 2019, to December 29, 2021, before moving to TBS on January 5, 2022. Before its time on TBS, major sporting events would…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEW_Dynamite

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web search NEUTRAL — Original TBS Broadcast with Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Joe Simpson and Don Sutton its Game 1 of the 3 game series. Recorded and Digitalized off a pre-recor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QTCbNYmdnQ

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web search NEUTRAL — Early on, TBS brought on the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. One of the foundations benefiting from the charity is My Brother's Keeper Alliance, part of the Obama Foundation. He did…
https://www.montanasports.com/sports/golf/rodgers-and-decham…

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Claim 13: “USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino”

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Multiple independent reports from Nypost confirm Mauricio Pochettino as the current head coach of the USMNT.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The docuseries will feature current USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino; former USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter; 17 USMNT players including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Tim Weah and Weston McKenn…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/sports/how-to-watch-usmnt-docu…

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Claim 14: “When: May 31, 2:30 p.m. ET”

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Multiple sources (ESPN, US Soccer) confirm a USMNT match against Senegal took place on May 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Estadio Akron, formerly known as Estadio Omnilife and Estadio Chivas (Estadio Chivas, Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo ˈtʃiβas]), is a multipurpose stadium in Mexico, located in Zapopan, Jalisco, a su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Akron

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Tarpeh Weah (born February 22, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Weah

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Claim 15: “followed two straight losses in March”

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Web search results confirm the USMNT suffered losses in March to Panama and Canada.

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web search NEUTRAL — This is a comprehensive list of the United States national soccer team 's competitive, individual, team, and head-to-head records.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men's_national_s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the home of the U.S. Men's National Soccer team! Here you can keep up to date with the latest USMNT matches, results, competitions, highlights, and news.
https://www.ussoccer.com/teams/usmnt

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2025 ... The USMNT has lost four straight ... But they and their dubious effort were responsible for the first two losses, in March to Panama and Canada.
https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/article/with-2026-world-cup-…

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