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US striker Folarin Balogun celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Paraguay.
The United States dominated Paraguay 4-1 in their opening match of the World Cup in Los Angeles with a first-half brace by striker Folarin Balogun for a dream start to their home campaign in Group D.
The US broke through Paraguay's vaunted defence in the seventh minute when Christian Pulisic deftly split two players and found Weston McKennie, whose crossing pass was kicked into the net by Damian Bobadilla for an own goal.
Soon after the first-half hydration break, Pulisic raced with the ball up the left side and sent a perfect cross to Balogun, who angled his shot past the diving goalkeeper Orlando Gill for a 2-0 lead.
