INGLEWOOD, CA — The U.S. men's national team started the 2026 World Cup with an inspired performance, defeating Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium on Friday, June 12. Folarin Balogun was the star, scoring a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The United States' World Cup opener was a magical Hollywood party except for one prominent question. First, the unquestionably good: With a relentless attack, ruthless finishing ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In the first FIFA World Cup match to be held on U.S. soil in more than three decades, the U.S. men's national soccer team delivered a commanding 4-1 win in their opener against ...

Tickets to watch the U.S. dominate Paraguay 4-1 on Friday night at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium cost a fortune. But roughly nine miles north, fans such as Jose Santiago and Ivan Gonzalez enjoyed the match ...

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! The time has come. The United States kicks off the 2026 World Cup at 9 p.m. ET Friday, June 12.

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar added a legendary presence to the FIFA World Cup scene as the USMNT rolled past Paraguay, 4-1. The Paraguay-USMNT matchup already carried big energy, but ...

USA scored a goal in just the seventh minute of its opening match and then found the back of the net two more times before halftime in a near-perfect first 45 minutes. Folarin Balogun scored twice and ...