This is what happens when a lot of people who don’t know ball pretend to know ball (a classic tournament malady)
Alex Stewart
Not sure the comments about the USMNT overwhelming a third-rate Paraguay team are realistic. By ELO, Paraguay rated ahead of the US before last night. (They're now tied.)
Opta had Paraguay 30th and the US 36th before the tournament.
Paraguay beat Argentina and Brazil (at home) in qualifying.
