On the night of June 13, a match took place between the third host of this World Cup - the USA.. The American team met in its first match of the group stage with the team of Paraguay. The Stars and Stripes started the tournament confidently on home soil. They opened the scoring in the 7th minute thanks to an own goal from Damian Bobadilla, before Folarin Balogun scored a brace.. Before the break, Malik Tillman assisted Balogun to make it 3-0.. In the second half, the key moment was the episode with VAR. The referee first showed a yellow card to Tim Rome for a foul on Miguel Almiron, but after watching the video replay he reversed his decision and punished Almiron himself with a warning for simulation. In the 73rd minute, Mauricio reduced the lead for Paraguay to two goals, but the intrigue did not last long. At the end of the meeting, the teams exchanged several tough collisions and yellow cards. Thus, under the leadership of Mauricio Pochettino, the team began its performance at the World Cup with a confident victory and earned the first three points. Statistics of the match USA - Paraguay 1st round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup USA - Paraguay 4:1 Goals: Bobadilla (7), Balogun (31), Balogun (45+5), Reina (90+8) - Mauricio (73) Expected goals (xG): 1. 34 - 0. 47 Ball possession: 65% - 35% Shots:

16 - 9 Shots on target: 6 - 1 Corners: 3 - 1 Fouls: 13 17 USA: Freeman, Richards, Rome, Robinson - Adams, Tillman - Dest, McKennie, Pulisic - Balogun. Paraguay: Gill - Caceres, Gomez, Alderete, Alonso - Gomez D. , Cubas, Bobadilla, Almiron - Sanabria, Enquiso. Warnings: Adams - Caceres, Almiron. The Canadian team snatched a draw in the match with Bosnia and Herzegovina. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.