DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: What a performance. What a shame the president decided not to come and see it. On his World Cup debut against Paraguay, Balogun scored twice.

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…

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: What a performance. What a shame the president decided not to come and see it. On his World Cup debut against Paraguay, Balogun scored twice.

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

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

Folarin Balogun becomes the first US player to score twice in a World Cup game since the 1930 tournament.