FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 12, 2026
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United States LLWLW 4
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SoFi Stadium · 70,492 att. · FOX

Match Report

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United States beats Paraguay in opener on Balogun double

The United States cruised past Paraguay to open its home World Cup campaign with a statement victory in front of a galaxy of Los Angeles stars.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
34.7
Possession
65.3
9
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
232
Accurate Passes
509
319
Passes
598
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
48
20
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
7
21
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
9
33
Effective Clearances
15
33
Clearances
15

Highlights

00:24 Bedlam at the Coliseum as USMNT fans celebrate Gio Reyna's wondergoal Watch on ESPN 01:22 Gomez: Win vs. Paraguay USMNT's best performance under Pochettino Watch on ESPN 01:13 Klinsmann: USMNT could achieve something special at the World Cup Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

USA leads series 3-2

Lineups

USA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Matt FreeseG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 3Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 5Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 16Alex FreemanRB
  6. 8Weston McKennieAM
  7. 17Malik TillmanLM
  8. 4Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 20Folarin BalogunF
  10. 10Christian PulisicAM-L
  11. 2Sergiño DestAM-R

PAR · 4-4-2

  1. 12Orlando GillG
  2. 3Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 15Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. 6Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. 4Juan Jose CáceresRB
  6. 16Damián BobadillaCM-L
  7. 14Andrés CubasCM-R
  8. 10Miguel AlmirónLM
  9. 8Diego GómezRM
  10. 19Julio EncisoCF-L
  11. 9Antonio SanabriaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Own Goal by Damián Bobadilla, Paraguay. USA 1, Paraguay 0.
  2. 10' Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 13' Delay in match (USA).
  4. 13'
  5. 13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 13'
  7. 17' Delay in match because of an injury Chris Richards (USA).
  8. 17' Delay in match because of an injury Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
  9. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  12. 24'
  13. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 27'
  15. 31' Goal! USA 2, Paraguay 0. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  16. 45'+5' Goal! USA 3, Paraguay 0. Folarin Balogun (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  17. 45' Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Damián Bobadilla.
  18. 45' Substitution, USA. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Christian Pulisic.
  19. 51' Delay in match (USA). VAR checking.
  20. 51'
  21. 52' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 52'
  23. 52' VAR Decision: Card Changed.
  24. 52'
  25. 53' Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
  26. 53'
  27. 59' Tyler Adams (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 62' Substitution, Paraguay. Álex Arce replaces Antonio Sanabria.
  29. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  30. 68'
  31. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  32. 71'
  33. 71' Delay in match because of an injury Folarin Balogun (USA).
  34. 71'
  35. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  36. 72'
  37. 72' Substitution, USA. Timothy Weah replaces Sergiño Dest.
  38. 72' Substitution, USA. Ricardo Pepi replaces Folarin Balogun.
  39. 73' Goal! USA 3, Paraguay 1. Mauricio (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso following a set piece situation.
  40. 79' Diego Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  41. 79' Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Miguel Almirón.
  42. 79' Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Juan José Cáceres.
  43. 80' Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero replaces Diego Gómez.
  44. 82' Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Malik Tillman.
  45. 88' Álex Arce (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  46. 90'+3' Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  47. 90'+3' Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
  48. 90'+3'
  49. 90'+4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  50. 90'+4'
  51. 90'+8' Goal! USA 4, Paraguay 1. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Freeman.

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