US soccer legend Landon Donovan talks team's World Cup chances, recalls honor of representing country

Team USA soccer legend Landon Donovan talks to Fox News Digital about the U.S. expectations in the World Cup.

The United States will be one of the three hosts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the men’s team hopes it will lead to an easier path out of the group stage this time around.

Team USA will go up against Paraguay, Australia and either one of the four teams in UEFA Path C, which includes Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo and Romania.

U.S. soccer legend Landon Donovan told Fox News Digital that he expected the Americans to easily make it out of the group stage and into the knockout round.

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Landon Donovan of the United States against Costa Rica during the FIFA World Cup qualifier at Estadio Nacional on Sept. 6, 2013, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"The assumption for all of us is that we will get out of the group stage, and, in fact, I think we should win our group. I think that is a realistic target for this team," Donovan said. "This team has the capability to beat any team in the world. I really mean that. It doesn’t mean we’re going to be better than every team we play in the World Cup, but we have the ability to beat every team. The challenge so far is that this team has not shown that they can do that yet, but we all know they are capable."

Donovan, whose book "Landon: A Memoir" is set to be released this week, said the U.S. will have key friendlies against top teams that should show just how far the team has come since the last World Cup.

Belgium, Portugal, Senegal and Germany are all set on the U.S. schedule before the Americans play Paraguay on June 12 to begin the World Cup.

"The beauty of having a World Cup at home is that when you get