2026 World Cup updates: Balogun, Reyna score as USMNT crushes Paraguay - ESPN
The United States has begun the 2026 FIFA World Cup in style, thumping Paraguay 4-1 at Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium) on Friday.
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Sejarah AS! Pertama Kali Bikin 4 Gol di Satu Laga Piala Dunia
AS vs Paraguay berlangsung di Los Angeles Stadium, Sabtu (13/6) pagi WIB, dalam laga pertama Grup D Piala Dunia 2026. AS menang telak 4-1.
After epic comeback, Knicks head to San Antonio on brink of NBA title
SAN ANTONIO:The San Antonio Spurs now own the worst collapse in NBA Finals history, but they refuse to be counted out yet. While the New York Knicks look to clinch their first NBA title since 1973, the Spurs aim to stay alive in the best-of-seven series when they host Game 5 on Saturday night. New York holds a 3-1 lead after overcoming a 29-point deficit in Game 4 and notching a 107-106 victory over the crestfallen Spurs. “The games that we’re losing have all been close games,” San Antonio point guard De’Aaron Fox said Friday. “We still have that belief that we have a chance to win. But we’re taking this one game at a time. “We’re not looking at it as we need to win three games.
US opens its home World Cup with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun’s 2 goals
INGLEWOOD: Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans’ historic three-goal first half, and the US opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar first-half playmaking performance for the Americans, who enthralled their Southern California fans with an aggressive attack while streaking to a 3-0 halftime lead — the team’s largest in any World Cup game. Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving the Americans four goals in a World Cup match for the first time. The US scored only three goals combined in its four matches at the Qatar World Cup four years ago, and it had never scored more than three in a World Cup match. But the Americans were a team transformed while playing in new coach Mauricio Pochettino’s more creative system in front of a passionate, star-studded Los Angeles crowd of 70,492. Maurício scored in the second half for Paraguay, but La Albirroja fell too far behind early in their first World Cup match in 16 years. After the US went ahead on an early own-goal created by Pulisic’s playmaking, Balogun scored in the 31st minute and again in the fifth minute of first-half injury time. The New York-born, London-raised striker made his World Cup debut with the first multigoal performance from a US player in the tournament since 1930.
Hasil Piala Dunia 2026: AS Bungkam Paraguay 4-1
AS vs Paraguay berlangsung di Los Angeles Stadium, Sabtu (13/6) pagi WIB. Inilah laga pertama Grup D Piala Dunia 2026.
Piala Dunia 2026: AS Ungguli Paraguay 3-0 di Babak Pertama
Bermain di Los Angeles Stadium, Sabtu (13/6) pagi WIB, tuan rumah sudah unggul di menit ke-7. Usai menerobos masuk kotak penalti Paraguay, Christian Pulisic mengirim umpan kepada Weston McKennie.
US picks Freese in goal, Paraguay's Enciso makes start in World Cup match in LA
LOS ANGELES, June 12 : U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino has selected Matt Freese over Matt Turner to start in goal in Friday's World Cup match at Los Angeles Stadium while Julio Enciso will make a surprise start for Paraguay despite a recent injury.
Iranian-American fans face uneasy World Cup as war rages
LOS ANGELES: When Iran kick off their World Cup campaign next week in Los Angeles, Iranian-American businessman Ehsan Shafi will be in the stands cheering on Team Melli, a rare chance to welcome the national side he adores to his adopted home. Instead of a moment of pure sporting celebration, however, the US-Israeli war with Iran has left fans like Shafi torn between excitement at seeing the team on the world’s biggest stage, anger at Tehran’s crackdown on protesters, and concern that Washington’s bombing campaign has gone too far. Reuters interviews with Iranian-American soccer fans in Los Angeles, home to the world’s largest Iranian Diaspora, along with a review of social media posts, show a community split between pride in Iranian identity and rejection of the country’s rulers, forcing many to weigh whether to watch, attend or disengage from the tournament altogether. “All players wish to have a chance to play in the World Cup,” said 46-year-old Shafi, speaking after playing in a Sunday morning game for Arya FC, an amateur Iranian-American club in the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills. “It doesn’t matter what’s happening in the world. We are so excited to see our national team.” Even so, Shafi acknowledged the tension. “It’s a very complicated situation,” he said. “Nobody likes to see their country under bombing. It’s very complicated for our people.”