Folarin Balogun’s double secured an emphatic victory for the co-hosts in their opener For years, we’ve heard about the Golden Generation – Pulisic, McKennie, Adams, Weah, Dest, Robinson. Then they ...

Folarin Balogun was the clear man of the match, scoring twice in a dominant first-half display that put Paraguay on the ropes before halftime. His first goal showcased his instincts in the penalty ...

The U.S. men's national team opened the 2026 World Cup with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday, June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Mauricio Pochettino had a full complement of ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — U.S. soccer had waited 32 years for this moment, a men's World Cup back on home soil with a delicious opportunity to not only show progress on the field but to continue growing a ...

The USMNT got its home World Cup campaign off to the best possible start by easing past Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The U.S. raced out of the blocks and took the lead when Weston ...

The United States defeated Paraguay 4-1 to begin play in Group D, the most goals scored by the USA in a World Cup match. An own goal along with a pair of goals from Folarin Balogun and another from ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In the first FIFA World Cup match to be held on U.S. soil in more than three decades, the U.S. men's national soccer team delivered a commanding 4-1 win in their opener against ...

The U.S. national team reached multiple milestones in a historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the World Cup on Friday night at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the U.S. built a ...

If that’s as good as it ever gets, then fine by me. That was everything that generations of longtime suffering American soccer fans had hoped to one day see from the USMNT at a World Cup. MORE — USMNT ...

USA scored a goal in just the seventh minute of its opening match and then found the back of the net two more times before halftime in a near-perfect first 45 minutes. Folarin Balogun scored twice and ...

With all the preamble now complete and the tournament finally here, the United States men's soccer team will open its 2026 FIFA World Cup slate on Friday with a Group D match against Paraguay. As ...

The United States men’s national team hits Inglewood for their 2026 World Cup opener — a Group D match against Paraguay on Friday. LIVE BLOG — USA vs Paraguay The two sides met late last year and the ...