⚽ Goals
D. Bobadilla 
F. Balogun 
Giovanni Reyna 🎽 Lineups
USA
Sergiño Dest 
C. Richards 
Tony Adams 
Antonee Robinson 
Weston McKennie 
C. Pulišić 
Tim Ream 
A. Freeman 
M. Tillman 
M. Freese 
Matt Turner 
A. Trusty 
R. Pepi
Brenden Aaronson 
M. Robinson
S. Berhalter
Cristian Roldan 
M. Arfsten
Haji Wright
Timothy Weah
M. McKenzie
Joe Scally
C. Brady
Paraguay
O. Alderete 
J. Cáceres 
J. Alonso 
D. Gómez 
A. Sanabria 
M. Almirón 
O. Gill 
A. Cubas 
G. Gómez 
J. Enciso 
R. Fernandez 
G. Velázquez 
R. Sosa
A. Romero
A. Arce
B. Ojeda
G. Ávalos
Félix Borja
M. Galarza
🔄 Substitutions
In a commanding group stage performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the United States announced themselves on the 2026 FIFA World Cup stage with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Paraguay. The hosts struck early, taking the lead in just the 7th minute when D. Bobadilla turned the ball into his own net under relentless American pressure. The early setback rattled Paraguay, and the USA never looked back from that opening blow.
The undisputed star of the night was F. Balogun, who etched his name into the scoresheet twice in the first half. He doubled the lead in the 31st minute before delivering a crucial blow deep into first-half stoppage time in the 45th+5 minute, sending the USA into the break with a commanding 3-0 advantage. Balogun's clinical finishing left the SoFi Stadium crowd roaring and Paraguay searching for answers.
Paraguay finally found a response in the 73rd minute through Mauricio, briefly threatening to mount a comeback. However, any hopes of a late resurgence were extinguished when Giovanni Reyna capped off a memorable night with a goal in the 90th+8 minute, sealing a resounding 4-1 triumph. The result marks a historic and statement-making display for the hosts as their World Cup campaign roars to life.
