USA Thump Paraguay In Group D opener

United States got off to a dream start as co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, thrashing Group D rivals Paraguay 4-1 at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday morning.
The Stars and Stripes hit four goals in a World Cup fixture for the first time, with Folarin Balogun netting twice in the first half after an early own goal had given them the advantage, and Gio Reyna put the cherry on top with a beautifully-taken fourth deep in injury time at the end of the game.
Christian Pulisic was the driving force for the co-hosts through a great first-half performance, forcing the own-goal in the seventh minute by splitting a pair of defenders, and his ball helped on by Weston McKennie found...