USMNT relentless vs. Paraguay to win World Cup opener: Balogun stars; did Pulisic get hurt?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7355897/2026/06/12/usmnt-paraguay-world-cup-2026-score-results-takeaways-balogun-pulisic/

The USMNT's World Cup is off to a rousing start. Here are our writers' first reactions to victory over Paraguay

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Hubbubbub@fedia.io · 3 pts · 78d

Pulisic didn't seem hurt. My guess is that since they were up 3-0, Poch decided to save him for later.

CombatWombat@feddit.online · 2 pts · 78d

Flo’s brace is the highlight of the match for me but it’s gonna be so irritating if the breakout player of the tournament under Poch is a GGG recruit:

He wasted little time showing why he could be a big reason the U.S. has a successful summer tournament. The former England under-21 striker, who committed to the U.S. in 2023, scored twice in the first half, including a brilliant and confident left-footed finish into the upper corner that gave the Americans a 3-0 lead right at halftime.