USMNT start perfectly with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in their 2026 World Cup debut

90+8' The referee blows the final whistle. The match is over.

90+7' The USMNT move the ball across the pitch with participation from multiple players. Giovanni Reyna receives it on the edge of the box on the right and curls it into the top corner with the outside of his foot.

90+2' Júnior Alonso receives a yellow card.

90' Seven minutes of added time are indicated.

88' Weston McKennie receives a through ball on the left and sends a low cross into the box, where Ricardo Pepi meets it but finishes poorly, sending the shot over the crossbar.

87' Álex Arce receives a yellow card.

82' Giovanni Reyna comes on and Malik Tillman comes off for the United States.

80' Gustavo Velázquez, Ramón Sosa, and Alejandro Romero Gamarra come on for Paraguay. Juan Cáceres, Miguel Almirón, and Diego Gómez come off.

79' Diego Gómez receives a yellow card.

77' Timothy Weah beats the Paraguayan left-back on the outside and fires a powerful shot across goal, but it is ruled a goal kick when it looked like a corner.

75' Gustavo Gómez loses possession in the build-up and the USMNT create a great opportunity, but Malik Tillman’s finish is saved by the goalkeeper.

73' The ball falls to Julio Enciso, who opens play to the left for Maurício, and he finishes low across goal with his left foot into the corner.

71' Ricardo Pepi and Timothy Weah come on and Folarin Balogun and Sergiño Dest come off for the United States.

70' The match restarts after the hydration break.

67' The referee stops play for a hydration break as both teams take a short pause.

64' Diego Gómez tries a shot from outside the box, but it goes well over the crossbar.

61' Álex Arce comes on and Antonio Sanabria comes off for Paraguay.

59' Tyler Adams commits a foul on Maurício and receives a yellow card.

57' The USMNT continue pressing high up the pitch but struggle to break through and create clear chances on goal.

51' The yellow card shown to Tim Ream is reviewed by VAR. In a controversial sequence, the referee overturns the decision and instead books Miguel Almirón for simulation.

45' The referee blows the whistle and the second half gets underway.

Maurício comes on and Damián Bobadilla comes off for Paraguay.

Sebastian Berhalter comes on and Christian Pulisic comes off for the USMNT.

45+5' The referee blows the whistle for halftime with the USMNT leading Paraguay 3-0.

45+4' A through ball finds Folarin Balogun, who powers past Omar Alderete inside the box, cuts inside, and fires a left-footed shot into the top corner to score his second goal of the match.

45' The fourth official indicates five minutes of added time.

43' Sergiño Dest makes an excellent run down the right and combines with Weston McKennie before a pass into the middle sets up a shot, but Orlando Gill makes a very good save to keep Paraguay in the game.

40' Sergiño Dest gets past his defender on the right, but his low cross goes straight into the hands of Orlando Gill.

37' An inswinging corner from the left finds Chris Richards, whose header goes just wide of the target.

36' Sergiño Dest plays a through ball to Weston McKennie, whose cross is cleared by a defender. The ball falls to Malik Tillman, but his shot deflects off a Paraguay defender and goes out for a corner.

35' Another great run down the left by Christian Pulisic ends with a left-footed cross into the box for Folarin Balogun, who connects with a header but fails to make clean contact.

33' The USMNT's control of the match is reflected in the numbers, holding 70% possession.

30' Christian Pulisic receives the ball on the left side near the box and plays it into the middle for Folarin Balogun, who finishes first-time with his right foot to score.

28' A good combination between Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie ends with Folarin Balogun finding the net, but the goal is disallowed for a clear offside by Pulisic in the buildup.

27' Play resumes following the hydration break.

24' The referee pauses the match for a hydration break.

20' The USMNT continue to dominate possession while Paraguay sit back and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

17' Chris Richards and Omar Alderete collide heads inside the penalty area, temporarily bringing the match to a halt.

16' A good move down the left ends with a pass to Folarin Balogun, who plays it wide to an unmarked Sergiño Dest. Dest miscontrols the ball, allowing Orlando Gill to come off his line. Dest then cuts it back into the middle, but the Paraguay defense clears it for a corner.

14' Julio Enciso beats his defender with a good move on the edge of the box and curls a right-footed shot wide. The ball appeared to take a deflection for a corner, but a goal kick was awarded instead.

13' Gustavo Gómez receives a yellow card.

12' Christian Pulisic continues to be very difficult for Paraguay's defenders to contain.

9' Juan José Cáceres brings down Christian Pulisic on the left flank and receives a yellow card.

7' Christian Pulisic receives the ball and dribbles past two defenders into the box before playing it across to Weston McKennie. McKennie tries another pass into the middle, but Damián Bobadilla inadvertently turns it into his own net for the opening goal.

6' Julio Enciso sends a low cross into the box from the right, but Chris Richards clears it away well.

2' Folarin Balogun receives a pass from the right and hits a low shot across goal, but Orlando Gill makes a good save.

1' Paraguay break down the left flank. Antonio Sanabria beats his marker to the near post and fires a powerful shot from a tight angle, sending the ball across the face of goal.

The match USMNT vs Paraguay begins.

The referees of the match are Danny Makkelie (Referee - Netherlands), Hessel Steegstra (Assistant referee 1 - Netherlands), Jan De Vries (Assistant referee 2 - Netherlands), Yusuke Araki (Fourth official - Japan), Jun Mihara (Reserve assistant referee - Japan), Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Video Assistant Referee - Spain), Dennis Higler (Assistant VAR - Netherlands), and Khamis Almarri (Support VAR - Qatar).

These teams have played against each other not long ago as the USMNT beat Paraguay 2-1 in a friendly on November 15 of last year.

The USMNT and Paraguay were placed in Group D with Australia and Turkey. The USMNT fixture continues against Australia (June 19) and Turkey (June 25), while Paraguay have Turkey first (June 19) and then Australia (June 25).

USMNT: Matt Freese; Alex Freeman, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Tyler Adams, Malik Tillman; Sergino Dest, Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic; Folarin Balogun

Paraguay: Orlando Gill (GK); Juan Cáceres, Omar Alderete, Gustavo Gómez (c), Júnior Alonso; Diego Gómez, Andrés Cubas, Damián Bobadilla, Miguel Almirón; Antonio Sanabria, Julio Enciso.

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The venue for this match is SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a capacity of 70,240.

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