USA play first World Cup finals game on home soil since 1994

The United States begin their World Cup challenge on Friday, taking on a savvy Paraguay side in a high-stakes match in Los Angeles.
The World Cup co-hosts know they must avoid a banana skin at the futuristic SoFi Stadium in the first World Cup finals game on US soil for 32 years.
US head coach Mauricio Pochettino says he expects his team to do much more than simply progress from Group D.
“For me, successful is to win. Is to win tomorrow. And win after,” the former Tottenham coach said on Thursday.
“If we don’t arrive to the final and we don’t win the World Cup, to talk about ‘successful’? I don’t know.”
A talented crop of US players led by Christian Pulisic need to prove themsel...