The United States dismantled Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium on Friday night: Damián Bobadilla’s own goal in the seventh minute, two from Folarin Balogun, and a late Gio Reyna strike gave the host nation the most emphatic opening win in their World Cup history. Christian Pulisic was everywhere.
Tonight at 6pm ET, Brazil face Morocco at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The two squads have trained fifteen minutes apart all week; tonight they finally meet.
At 8:30pm ET tonight in San Antonio, Game 5 of the NBA Finals begins; the Knicks need one win to end 53 years of waiting, the Spurs need two wins to somehow survive.
For Paraguay, the road back starts now. Türkiye on June 19, Australia on June 25; the group is still open if Alfaro’s side can find their feet after a chastening first night in Los Angeles.
As always, The Rio Times covers Latin America’s full sports landscape.
