The U.S. men’s national team will start the 2026 FIFA World Cup cycle against Serbia on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

The journey to hosting the world’s biggest sporting event, alongside Canada and Mexico, begins this week as a young U.S. roster will look to make their mark with the USMNT alongside a number of veterans returning from the USA’s successful showing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The USMNT’s January training camp roster is traditionally filled with rising talents getting their first looks with the senior team and this year’s squad is no different. Eleven players have earned their first USMNT call-up — goalkeeper Roman Celentano, defenders Julian Gressel, Jalen Neal, Sam Rogers and John Tolkin, midfielders Paxten Aaronson, Aidan Morris and Alan Soñora plus forwards Emmanuel Sabbi, Brandon Vazquez and Alejandro Zendejas. In addition, goalkeeper Gaga Slonina and defender DeJuan Jones join the aforementioned 11 in seeking their full international debut against Serbia and Colombia. Five other players have six or fewer USMNT appearances — defender Jonathan Gómez, midfielders Paxton Pomykal and Eryk Williamson plus forwards Cade Cowell and Matthew Hoppe.

The young, uncapped players come with plenty of experience in the U.S. Men’s Youth National Teams program. Last summer, Aaronson, Cowell and Neal helped lead the USA to a third-straight Concacaf U-20 Championship, a berth to the Olympics for the first time since Beijing 2008 and a spot in this summer’s FIFA U-20 World Cup. First-time call-ups Vazquez and Zendejas represented the USA at the 2015 U-17 World Cup, while Sabbi was a part of the U.S. team at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

When is USMNT-Serbia?

The United States men’s national teams faces Serbia on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 8:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. ET).

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

What TV channel will broadcast the game?

The USMNT-Serbia game will be broadcast on NBC Universo.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.