Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun powered the United States to a dominant win Friday night. Find a full recap of USA vs. Paraguay at the 2026 World Cup here.
The United States defeated Paraguay 4-1 in Group D play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with Folarin Balogun bagging a brace and Gio Reyna adding a late strike to give the Americans a commanding start to their tournament. Find a full USA vs. Paraguay recap of Friday’s World Cup game, with updated Group D standings below.
USA opened the scoring in the 7th minute when a Damián Bobadilla own goal handed them the early advantage. Balogun doubled the lead in the 31st minute, converting to cash in at his pre-match odds of +235 to find the net. Christian Pulisic, +500 to record an assist before kickoff, made his mark, setting up Balogun for the finish. Balogun then delivered a second goal just before the break to put the US up 3-0 at halftime. Pulisic was substituted off at the interval, sparking intrigue over his status.
Paraguay pulled one back in the 73rd minute through Maurício, who finished off a Julio Enciso assist to make it 3-1 and give their fans something to cheer.
Gio Reyna put the result firmly to bed in the 98th minute with an outrageous trivela finish deep in stoppage time. The United States entered as +110 favorites and delivered a performance that justified the billing, setting themselves up nicely with two group stage matches still to play.
After Friday’s USA-Paraguay game, here are the updated Group D standings:
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