The forward scored off either feet as the co-hosts took centrestage at the World Cup, after Canada rallied to hold Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto | Sports News

Host nation Canada have kicked off their World campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina, before the United States take on Paraguay at 11am. Follow all the action.

A fast and dangerous American team left the Paraguayan side looking shell shocked.

USA soccer crushed Paraguay in their 2026 World Cup opener. Folarin Balogun scored back-to-back goals to lead the USMNT to victory.

The U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament.

Folarin Balogun chose to play for the U.S. and made a splashy World Cup debut. The 24-year-old striker scored two goals in a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the Americans' opening…

En Los Ángeles, el local se estrena en la Copa del Mundo con un comienzo impensado de partido

Folarin Balogun made a historic World Cup debut for the USMNT, scoring twice against Paraguay. Born in New York to Nigerian parents and raised in England, Balogun was eligible for…

Folarin Balogun scored twice and an own goal from Damian Bobadilla helped the USMNT beat Paraguay 3-1 in their 2026 World Cup Group D opener at SoFi

The FIFA World Cup 2026 has begun in the United States. The host nation, USA, faced Paraguay in Los Angeles. USA took an early lead in the seventh minute due to an own goal by…

Team USA made a commanding statement in their World Cup campaign, defeating Paraguay 4-1 in their Group D opener at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Despite a late Paraguayan rally,…

Folarin Balogun scored twice in the USMNT's 3-0 World Cup win over Paraguay. Crypto prediction markets had priced him at +200 to +300 odds before kickoff.

The United States launched their home World Cup in emphatic fashion Friday, defeating Paraguay 4-1 with a perfectly scripted opening performance to delight a star-studded home…

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The USMNT's World Cup is off to a rousing start. Here are our writers' first reactions to victory over Paraguay

Folarin Balogun starred in the United States' 4-1 FIFA World Cup 2026 opening victory over Paraguay, scoring two goals, including a spectacular solo effort. The Brooklyn-born…

The win and emphatic scoreline puts the US in the driver's seat to progress from Group D, which also contains Australia and Turkey.

The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gio Reyna curler fired the co-hosts to a 4-1 drubbing of Paraguay

The US scored only three goals in their four matches at the Qatar World Cup four years ago.

USA beat Paraguay 4-1 in Los Angeles as each of the three World Cup cohosts have now staged a game in 2026 edition.

The USMNT secured a commanding 4-1 victory over Paraguay, powered by three first-half goals, including two from Folarin Balogun, in their 2026 World Cup opener.