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The United States men’s nationalist squad made a connection to unfastened its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, routing Paraguay 4-1 past week down 2 goals from Folarin Balogun.

The U.S. struck little than 7 minutes in, taking a 1-0 lead erstwhile Paraguay’s Damian Bobadilla redirected nan shot into his ain net. Fans wrong nan packed stadium successful Inglewood, California, roared arsenic nan USMNT seized an early advantage.

The consequence gave nan United States its largest World Cup triumph separator since 1930, erstwhile nan Americans won doubly by 3–0 scores successful nan tournament’s inaugural edition.

After opening nan tourney successful Southern California, nan USMNT will enactment connected nan West Coast, shifting northbound to Seattle for their adjacent group-stage lucifer against Australia astatine 3 p.m. ET.

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The United States scores a extremity during a World Cup match.

A position of nan shot successful nan backmost of nan nett aft nan USMNT scores a extremity successful a FIFA World Cup lucifer against Paraguay successful group shape action astatine Los Angeles Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected June 12, 2026. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Australia opened its World Cup run past week pinch a 2-0 triumph complete Türkiye.

Under caput coach Mauricio Pochettino, nan USMNT entered nan tourney arsenic nan No. 17 squad successful nan FIFA World Rankings. FIFA determines its world rankings utilizing nan Elo standing system, which rewards teams for wins and penalizes them for losses while besides factoring successful nan spot of nan competition.

Team USA's prima midfielder Christian Pulisic's readiness remains a mobility aft he was substituted retired of past week’s triumph complete Paraguay pinch a near calf issue. Pulisic said nan move was precautionary aft he took a footwear to nan calf, adding that he was "really hoping that it’s nothing."

Fans of nan U.S. men’s nationalist squad observe extracurricular Los Angeles Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected Friday, June 12, 2026. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP via Getty Images))

Pochettino said he will consult nan aesculapian unit earlier deciding whether Pulisic tin play successful a pivotal Group D matchup. The consequence of nan lucifer could spell a agelong measurement toward determining which squad sits atop nan group adjacent week.

"Tonight – nan time earlier nan crippled – we person a gathering pinch our aesculapian area and we will measure nan full group, nan players and tomorrow we will pass connected nan things that we cannot work together [on] tonight," Pochettino told reporters connected Thursday. "He's involv[ed], he's overmuch amended from Friday. We'll see."

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U.S. men's nationalist squad players observe aft a shot match

Sebastian Berhalter and Giovanni Reyna of nan United States observe aft their triumph successful nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D lucifer against Paraguay astatine Los Angeles Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected June 12, 2026. (Jared C. Tilton/FIFA via Getty Images)