00:04The world of football has come to the nation of soccer.
00:09So too has Julio Inciso for Paraguay, but both have made it into the respective starting 11s.
00:15And it's a routine save for Hiel as the USA threatened for the first time.
00:22This has nicely worked by the USA trying to stretch the Paraguay back line.
00:28And they've certainly done that. It's a big chance. It's an on-goal.
00:41Looked like it came off Damian Bobadier.
00:45But the USA hit the front.
00:49Mr. McKennie to start and then Pulisic was brilliant to open things up.
00:56It's going to be a yellow card here.
01:05Steps inside to good effect. Anthony Robinson.
01:08And this falls kindly for the USA.
01:11And Paraguay has stretched.
01:14Good run by Robinson to open up the space.
01:18Here's McKennie.
01:21And it's in.
01:28Fuller in Balogun.
01:32The assistance flag is up.
01:35It looked a tight one.
01:41Themselves a little bit more, I think.
01:44And they're stretched down the right side of the defence again.
01:48Should be two.
01:50And it is two.
01:53And this time,
01:55no one is going to take the goal away from foreign Balogun.
02:02The thrill of a lifetime for this popular USA striker.
02:07Against Argentina.
02:092-0 against Uruguay.
02:11They came from behind twice at extreme altitude.
02:14Against Bolivia.
02:15To draw.
02:16But they're under pressure.
02:17Huge pressure!
02:26Sensational!
02:27Fuller in Balogun.
02:31With the most convincing of finishes.
02:35The USA make to their half-time dressing room.
02:38Elated.
02:38With a wonderful first half performance.
02:41Has not returned for the second half.
02:47So.
02:48The second period underway.
02:51With a change apiece.
02:55Almiron.
02:59Goes down under the challenge.
03:02The assistant referee for a moment.
03:04Just hesitated before.
03:07Over an earlier decision.
03:12Went down in stages, didn't he?
03:15Yellow card.
03:16Yes.
03:24Yellow card.
03:27We might have to call upon that depth.
03:30Almiron doing well.
03:32And they've set themselves up nicely.
03:33And scored.
03:41And it's the substitute.
03:44Mariccio.
03:45Who celebrates.
03:47The first real incision.
04:00Istavo Gomez.
04:02Hot under the collar again.
04:06Good challenge, referee, Danny McAuley, in a great position to call that one, and that one too.
04:16The referee's been excellent today, he's been busy.
04:22He's certainly got an engine on him, hasn't he, Robinson?
04:26I think I might be checking how many runs he's got, might have three.
04:29That's another well-card.
04:39This is Reyna, oh yes! Gio Reyna!
04:59And the referee has brought the match to a conclusion.
05:06They scored in the final kick of the first half, they've scored with the final kick from Gio Reyna in
05:13the second half.
05:14And they have handsomely seen off Paraguay here in the opening match in Group D in Los Angeles.
05:20USA 4, Paraguay 1.
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05:22.
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05:23You
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