Danny Makkelie will serve as the referee. Hessel Steegstra and Jan De Vries are set as the assistant referees. Makkelie has worked two prior World Cup group stage matches, both at the 2022 tournament. He awarded one penalty and two yellow cards in Poland vs Argentina, and issued four yellow cards in Spain vs Germany. He has also officiated one USMNT match, a 2015 friendly in which the United States beat Germany 2-1.
Team USA enters as a slight favorite in the opener at +110 on FanDuel, with a draw at +210 and a Paraguay upset at +290. The USMNT is installed at +130 to win Group D, with Türkiye at +175, Paraguay at +410, and Australia at +850.
