The United States they announced themselves as real candidates at 2026 FIFA World Cup with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguaygiving a statement in front of his home fans.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side wasted little time in taking control, opening the scoring in the seventh minute with an own goal after excellent play between Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie put Paraguay under pressure.
The Americans continued to dictate the game and doubled the lead in the 31st minute. Pulisic turned provider, picking out Folarin Balogun, who finished first time and finished with a clever attacking move.
Balogun scored his second goal as Paraguay pulled one back
Balogun struck again just before half-time to take the game away from Paraguay. The striker latched on to Malik Tillman’s pass, skipped past two defenders and fired a sharp shot into the top corner to complete the goal.
Paraguay managed to score a consolation goal in the 73rd minute over Mauritius, taking advantage of a lapse in the home team’s defense.
Reyna sealed the historic victory for the USA
However, any hopes of a comeback were quickly extinguished as Gio Reyna added the fourth goal with the last kick of the game.
The result was historic for the United States, with a four-goal haul marking the most goals the USMNT has scored in a single World Cup game.
The previous record of three goals had stood since the 1930 tournament, when the Americans beat both Belgium and Paraguay by identical 3-0 scores.
