The US national football team, which is one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, won 4-1 against Paraguay in its first match in Group D.
Publish dateSaturday 13 June 2026 - 09:36
Story Code : 357609
Afghan Voice News Agency (AVA) - Sports Service: The match was held this morning (Saturday, 13th June) at the Los Angeles Stadium. Before the start of the match, the third opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup was held this time in Los Angeles.
Game progress
The game opened in the third minute with an own goal. Christian Pulisic entered the penalty area from the left and the ball changed direction after hitting the foot of Paraguayan midfielder Damian Bobadilla and entered the goal.
In the 31st minute, Pulisic, with another penetration from the left wing, passed the pass to Folarin Balogun, who scored the second goal for the United States with a ground shot.
In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Malik Tillman passed behind the defenders and Balogan set up a goal for the Americans, who fired home with a left-footed shot to make it three.
In the second half, Paraguay equalized on a free kick. Mauricio fired a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the goal.
In the 90th minute, Giovanni Reina scored the fourth goal for the Americans with a right-footed shot after receiving the ball in the center of the penalty area.
The match was refereed by Danny Makeley. Damian Bobadilla scored the first own goal of the tournament. Folarin Balogan scored twice for the Americans.
In the 51st minute, the referee overturned a yellow card for Tim Reim, the American defender, after a VAR review, and booked Paraguay's Miguel Almiron for foul play.
In the 68th minute, the match was stopped for a few minutes due to the heat.
The other match in this group will be played tomorrow (Sunday, 14 June) between the national teams of Australia and Turkey.
Game progress
The game opened in the third minute with an own goal. Christian Pulisic entered the penalty area from the left and the ball changed direction after hitting the foot of Paraguayan midfielder Damian Bobadilla and entered the goal.
In the 31st minute, Pulisic, with another penetration from the left wing, passed the pass to Folarin Balogun, who scored the second goal for the United States with a ground shot.
In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Malik Tillman passed behind the defenders and Balogan set up a goal for the Americans, who fired home with a left-footed shot to make it three.
In the second half, Paraguay equalized on a free kick. Mauricio fired a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the goal.
In the 90th minute, Giovanni Reina scored the fourth goal for the Americans with a right-footed shot after receiving the ball in the center of the penalty area.
The match was refereed by Danny Makeley. Damian Bobadilla scored the first own goal of the tournament. Folarin Balogan scored twice for the Americans.
In the 51st minute, the referee overturned a yellow card for Tim Reim, the American defender, after a VAR review, and booked Paraguay's Miguel Almiron for foul play.
In the 68th minute, the match was stopped for a few minutes due to the heat.
The other match in this group will be played tomorrow (Sunday, 14 June) between the national teams of Australia and Turkey.
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