USA Make Strong World Cup Debut with Convincing Opening Win Against Paraguay
The United States made a strong start to their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday evening. The co-hosts took a 3-0 lead into halftime, thanks to a brace from Folarin Balogun and an own goal forced by Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie.
The USMNT's lead was reduced in the 73rd minute when Maurício scored for Paraguay, but Giovanni Reyna sealed the win with a late strike in stoppage time. This marked the USMNT's highest-ever goal tally in a World Cup match.
The match, played in front of a sell-out crowd of 70,492 fans at Los Angeles Stadium, was the US's first World Cup game on home soil since 1994. Paraguay, who last appeared in the World Cup in 2010, will look to bounce back from the defeat.
The US will next face Australia on June 19 in Seattle, seeking another win to secure a spot in the Round of 32. Meanwhile, in other football news, Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr was denied the Saudi League title due to a goalkeeping error by Bento, while Tottenham's James Maddison was denied a penalty in a recent Premier League match against Leeds.
The USMNT's lead was reduced in the 73rd minute when Maurício scored for Paraguay, but Giovanni Reyna sealed the win with a late strike in stoppage time. This marked the USMNT's highest-ever goal tally in a World Cup match.
The match, played in front of a sell-out crowd of 70,492 fans at Los Angeles Stadium, was the US's first World Cup game on home soil since 1994. Paraguay, who last appeared in the World Cup in 2010, will look to bounce back from the defeat.
The US will next face Australia on June 19 in Seattle, seeking another win to secure a spot in the Round of 32. Meanwhile, in other football news, Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr was denied the Saudi League title due to a goalkeeping error by Bento, while Tottenham's James Maddison was denied a penalty in a recent Premier League match against Leeds.
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