Los Angeles, United States.
USA won 4-1 against Paraguay thanks to an own goal Damián Bobadillaa doublet of Folarin Balogun and a great goal from Gio Reyna in the debut of the World Cup 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Discounted Maurício Magalhães for the Guaraníes.
LIVE THE MINUTE BY MINUTE:
The match takes place from 7:00 PM at the Los Angeles Stadium (TVC and Tigo Sports broadcast) and will mark the starting box of the World Cup on American soil with the start of group D, which completes Australia and Türkiye.
The star of Paraguay, Julio César Encisoheads the starting eleven after doubts about his presence due to a muscle contusion suffered in the previous days, while USA bet on the leadership of Christian Pulicisc for the debut of both teams at the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles.
The young talent from Albirroja recovered in time for the premiere and joins the team’s starting team captained by Gustavo Gómez, along with Orlando Gill, Juan Cáceres, Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Andrés Cubas, Damián Bobadilla, Diego Gómez, Miguel Almirón and Antonio Sanabria.
For its part, the host under the command of the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino will be commanded by Christian Pulisic. Between the sticks, Matt Freese and a solid defense made up of Alex Freeman, Chris Richards and Tim Ream.
The American team is completed by Sergió Dest, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson, Malik Tillman and Folarin Balogun.
THE STARTING ALIGNMENTS:
