Mauricio pochettino

FIFA World Cup: Co-hosts USA usher in the second World Cup on home soil with their Group D opener against Paraguay on Saturday (IST). The two sides are familiar foes, with Mauricio Pochettino's men securing a 2-1 victory in Chester, Pennsylvania, in November.

Paraguay, who are making their first World Cup appearance since South Africa 2010, qualified for the global finals with a sixth-place finish in CONMEBOL qualifying, with some eye-catching victories on the way.

History was made when the USA and Paraguay locked horns at the inaugural global showpiece in 1930, the sole occasion the two sides have met in the global finals.