Friday night was historic for the U.S. Men’s National Team, and in a sense, historic for those wagering on the USMNT in World Cup odds, as the public betting masses went along for the ride. The USA thumped Paraguay 4-1. For some context: At the 2022 World Cup, the U.S. totaled just two goals across…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM — How do you celebrate scoring twice in your World Cup debut and helping your team open the tournament with a 4-1 victory? “You know, watch some Netflix,” USA striker Folarin Balogun joked after recording half the goals in the U.S. men’s national team’s rout over Paraguay on Friday. Balogun called it…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM — A day before the USA men’s national team produced its most lopsided victory in almost a century’s worth of FIFA World Cup appearances, head coach Mauricio Pochettino mentioned something that felt like a throwaway remark at the time. In their opening match of the 2026 tournament, the USA’s players “need to…
Who’ll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who’ll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament’s most closely watched storylines. Several of the world’s top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition’s leading goalscorer. Kylian…
United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic said he will be “fine” after subbing out of the Americans’ 2026 FIFA World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday at Los Angeles Stadium. USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino said that taking out Pulisic was a measure of precaution. “We didn’t want to take any risks,” Pochettino…
There’s no way around it: The U.S. men’s national team was dominant in the first half against Paraguay in its opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on its way to a 4-1 victory. The USA got out to a 3-0 lead in Friday’s Group D opener, with striker Folarin Balogun scoring a brace…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM — Four years ago, at the last FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the U.S. men’s national team scored just three goals in four games. It took the team just 45 minutes of the 2026 event to equal that output. And then another 45 minutes to make history. The tournament co-hosts kicked off…
The second day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup provided some magical moments from the hosts. The U.S. cruised past Paraguay, while Cyle Larin late equalizer ignited an electric atmosphere in Toronto. Here is everything you might have missed from Day 2 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada earned…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM — I knew this USA team could cook, but it threw some special sauce in on Friday night. The USA gave us a little bit of everything — and then some — in the first half of its win over Paraguay. Mauricio Pochettino’s team was dominant from the opening whistle to the…
The United States started off its home World Cup with a commanding 4-1 victory over Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium, delivering an electric performance while feeding off an equally electric crowd. The United States outclassed a Paraguayan team that struggled to even cross the halfway line in the first half, as the Americans dominated possession…
