Folarin Balogun with the absolute dagger. Top corner in first-half stoppage time. 3-0 USMNT. What an outrageous, CLASS finish. Andres Cantor with a great call on it, too.
USMNT won a World Cup opener 4-1 and should've buried Paraguay even more. Tonight's collective optimism around the USMNT is the most I can remember since the 2002 run, but there wasn't any social media then.
USMNT optimism levels have run the gamut through the years. The first 20 minutes of this game could make you want to jump hard into "dream deep World Cup run" on the overreaction scale.
First-half energy and combination play from the USMNT is giving 'Go win the World Cup' vibes on the total overreaction scale. 3-0 at halftime.
🤯 USMNT out here looking like Brazil with the Gio sauce goal in time-wasting territory to blow the roof off the place
Great transition executed at impressive speed, ambitious 1v2 split from Pulisic, and the USMNT is off to a dream start. The crowd at SoFi sounds up for the moment, too.
Pulisic is terrorizing Paraguay in that left channel. 2-0 USMNT, and the field is tilted entirely in their direction in their World Cup opener.
Three red cards in the opening match. Welcome to the 2026 World Cup!
Mexico 2, South Africa 0
CPKC Stadium, opened in 2024 as the first built for an #NWSL team, is already looking to expand (as expected) from 11,500 to 18,000 fans, per @bypjgreen.bsky.social, including $235M in city bonds:
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KCUR notes 2031 World Cup timing:
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Jeff Kassouf
Tears of joy and sadness, giveaway sombreros being tossed in the air, and a connection between the past and present of Mexican soccer.
Reporting here from the Azteca, Mexico's win was an emotional celebration of the World Cup's return to the country
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