The United States dominated Paraguay 4-1 in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday, June 12, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The victory marked the first time in 32 years that the U.S. men's national soccer team played a World Cup match on home soil.
Striker Folarin Balogun set the tone with a first-half brace, and Gio Reyna struck a sensational goal late in the game to secure the win. Despite a late Paraguayan rally, the attacking prowess of the co-hosts proved too much for La Albirroja, banishing any doubts hanging over the team.
The emphatic scoreline puts the United States in the driver's seat to progress from Group D, which also contains Australia and Turkey. With this result, each of the three World Cup co-hosts has now staged a game in the 2026 edition.