USA beat Paraguay 4-1, Balogun scores twice; Brazil face Morocco at MetLife Stadium at 6pm ET tonight in the Group C highlight of matchday two.

The United States take on Paraguay in their opening World Cup 2026 clash on Saturday

The United States opens its home World Cup game against Paraguay on Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern at SoFi Stadium. U.S. defender Chris Richards is expected to be available.

Follow live coverage as the United States begins its 2026 World Cup campaign.

The wait is over as the United States kicks off World Cup play

The fourth game of the 2026 World Cup takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Team USA takes centre stage on Friday evening as the 2026 World Cup's third opening ceremony unfolds at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, featuring pop star Katy Perry. The USMNT faces…

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

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

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

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,…

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…

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

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.

A relentless first-half surge leaves the hosts firmly in control before Reyna's late flourish against Paraguay

INGLEWOOD: Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans’ historic three-goal first half, and the US opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the…

The U.S. celebrates a historic 4-1 World Cup victory over Paraguay, led by Balogun's brace in a thrilling home opener.