It was a perfect, feel-good start for the Americans, who delivered in front of a roaring, multilingual crowd on a stunning California night.

The stage is set for the Stars and Stripes to star at the biggest World Cup in history.

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

The U.S. is ready to face Paraguay to open its first home World Cup in 32 years

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

The U.S. is ready to face Paraguay to open its first home World Cup in 32 years.

Tickets for the USMNT's opener at SoFi Stadium initially did not sell as well as expected.

The USMNT played Paraguay in their opening Group D match at a packed SoFi Stadium, and the tournament couldn't have started any better on home soil.

Roaring crowds wearing stars and stripes came out to support the U.S. men's soccer team in their World Cup opener against Paraguay

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 U.S. men’s national team got off to a blistering start in the 2026 World Cup on home soil.

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 U.S. beat Paraguay 4–1 in a match that felt every bit like a home World Cup.

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

In den ersten 45 Minuten spielen die USA ein völlig überfordertes Paraguay regelrecht her und erzielen drei Tore. Die Südamerikaner fangen sich erst nach der Pause.

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.

The U.S. men's national soccer team made easy work of Paraguay in its World Cup opener Friday, defeating the South American side 4-1 at SoFi Stadium.