Folarin Balogun’s double secured an emphatic victory for the co-hosts in their opener For years, we’ve heard about the Golden Generation – Pulisic, McKennie, Adams, Weah, Dest, Robinson. Then they ...

Across the parking lot from Los Angeles Stadium sits the Forum. In the 1980s, it served as the stage for one of American sports’ most enthralling entertainment outfits, the Los Angeles Lakers. Opening ...

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names are turning up for USA’s opening World Cup match against Paraguay. Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx was seen entering SoFi Stadium with an orange beanie alongside ...

The United States defeated Paraguay 4-1 to begin play in Group D, the most goals scored by the USA in a World Cup match. An own goal along with a pair of goals from Folarin Balogun and another from ...

Four goals — two from striker Folarin Balogun plus an own goal by Paraguayan defender Damian Bobadilla and a late strike by American Gio Reyna — electrified the packed and partisan crowd at Los ...

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The United States cruised past Paraguay to open its home World Cup campaign with a statement victory in front of a galaxy of Los Angeles stars. Monaco forward Folarin Balogun scored two well-taken ...

The United States men's national team couldn't have asked for a better start than what they got on Friday night. Behind an electric first half, the USMNT opened the World Cup with a bang with a 4-1 ...

Editor's note:Follow along live for 2026 World Cup opening match and thestar-studded opening ceremony! INGLEWOOD, Calif. — U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has named Chris Richards ...

If that’s as good as it ever gets, then fine by me. That was everything that generations of longtime suffering American soccer fans had hoped to one day see from the USMNT at a World Cup. MORE — USMNT ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — U.S. soccer had waited 32 years for this moment, a men's World Cup back on home soil with a delicious opportunity to not only show progress on the field but to continue growing a ...

With all the preamble now complete and the tournament finally here, the United States men's soccer team will open its 2026 FIFA World Cup slate on Friday with a Group D match against Paraguay. As ...