00:00we now go with our special segment on the occasion of the World Cup beyond the
00:05game the ball stays pure go ahead Luis pleasure to share set with you good
00:09morning Pablo good morning to our audience that's right we're going to be
00:11talking about yesterday's results and we'll have all the details right after
00:14the break so don't go away
00:26welcome to be on the game the ball stays pure the United States open its World
00:31Cup campaign with a statement victory crushing Paraguay for one Mauricio
00:35Pochettino side imposed its temple from the star pressing high and attacking with
00:39pace an early on goal gave the u.s. the advantage before Florian Baloguin struck
00:45the match out of reach Paraguay briefly threatened but struggled to cope with
00:52the u.s. intensity and movement in transition Giovanni Reina added a late
00:57fourth goal to cap a dominant display the victory puts the United States at the
01:01top of Group T
01:08yeah it was definitely you know a statement you know three goals in the
01:12first half opening game you know I felt like it was a real statement you know and
01:17that's what we wanted to do you know so I'm very very delighted with the with the
01:20overall performance but especially the first half yeah you know as I said when I
01:24committed and throughout the whole you know the whole cycle and the whole journey to me
01:28being at this point I've always said you know the fans gave me so much you know
01:32motivation you know showed me so much support and for me the most important
01:35thing has always been to be able to repay that so you know I feel like today is a
01:40great opportunity and you know as I said you know I just want to continue to show the
01:43fans you know I made the right decision and you know this I'm completely proud and you
01:48know I want to I want to you know continue to make the fans proud as well
01:56and Group D is taking shape after the opening round of matches at the 2026
02:00World Cup the United States sits atop the standings following its emphatic
02:03victory over Paraguay giving the US an early edge on goal difference meanwhile
02:08Australia and Turkey are set to begin their campaigns with both teams looking to
02:14keep pace in what is already becoming a competitive group Paraguay meanwhile faces at
02:18immediate pressure to bounce back in its next match if it hopes to remain in
02:22contention for a place in a knockout stage
02:33and in the other match of the day Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina played out
02:37adding a high-intensity clash defined by tactical discipline and moments of
02:41brilliance yet Canada was forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina
02:46in its opening match Bosnia took the lead in the first half through Jovo Lukic and
02:51then focused on protecting its advantage with a compact defensive setup Canada
02:55responded by controlling possession and increasing the pressure after the break
02:58the breakthrough finally came when substitute Kyle Lahren scored the
03:03equalizer rescuing a valuable point despite dominating much of the second half
03:08Canada could not find a winner
03:20and after this result group B remains finally balanced both sides picked up their first point
03:25of the tournament with no team yet able to pull away we still have to see the result of the
03:29Switzerland
03:30Qatar game later today group group B is wide open heading into the next round of fixtures where a single
03:36win could reshape the standings
03:44let's take now a moment to revisit the most recent edition of football's greater tournament Qatar 2022 made history as
03:50the first World Cup ever held in the Middle East and the first to be played in November and December
03:54due to the region's extreme summer heat let's see some of the best moments
04:01two to two national teams began their journey through the group stage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar of
04:06November 2022 it was an unusual time of year or a competition traditionally played during June and July but FIFA
04:13scheduled the tournament for November and December because of the heightened pressures in that part of the world
04:18The group stage delivered is shared of surprises and stand-up performances every team faces a challenging path even many
04:24of the tournament favorites
04:25Argentina suffered a chocked defeat to Saudi Arabia while Japan earned a truly victory over Germany both Germany and Belgium
04:31were eliminated early than expected
04:33man while Morocco emerged as the tournament's biggest surprise the North African Asian became the first African team in history
04:39to reach a World Cup semi-final
04:41achieving defeat after eliminating both Spain and Portugal their historic rune came to an end in the semi-finals against
04:47eventual runner-up France
04:49on their way to the final Les Blues also defeated Poland in the run of 16 and England in the
04:54quarter-finals Argentina for its part overcame Australia in the run of 16 then defeated the Netherlands in a dramatic
04:59quarter-finals that was decided in a penalty shoot out
05:02in the semi-finals in the semi-finals in the semi-finals La Albi Celeste delivered a dominant 3-0
05:05victory over the 2018 World Cup runner-up Croatia
05:08The Luzelli Stadium hosted the final on December 18, 2022 a match many considered one of the greatest World Cup
05:14finals ever played
05:15Goals from Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria appeared to put Argentina on course for the title but France fought
05:22back thanks to a brace from their star forward
05:24Kylian Mbappé after a dense extra time period filled with drama the championship was decided in a penalty shoot out
05:31There, Gonzalo Montiel converted the decisive spot kick, sealing Argentina's victory and delivering the nation's third FIFA World Cup title
05:43Well, this is all for this edition of Beyond the Game, the ball stays here, we're going to be back
05:46with more in upcoming news briefs, especially today we have an important match between Brazil and Morocco and all eyes
05:52are set on that match in particular and we'll have all the details of coming in the news briefs, so
05:56we go back to you now, Pablo
05:58Thank you, Luis, for your information, we will be seeing you in a coming new briefs and like this we
06:02have come to the end of this news briefs, remember you can find this and many other stories on our
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06:13For Telesure English, my name is Pablo Micheliche, thank you for watching
06:15Thank you
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