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Things couldn't have gone much better for the United States in its World Cup opener. In the seventh minute of the United States' 4-1 win over Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium on Friday, the Americans were gifted an own goal that gave them an early lead so early that it's actually the third-fastest goal for the U.S. in World Cup history. Paraguay midfielder Damin Bobadilla was credited with the own goal. Weston McKennie was the last U.S. player to touch the ball in the run of play. The U.S. has scored a goal in the first 15 minutes of a World Cup match six times in history, with three coming against Paraguay (two in 1930 and one tonight). The two earliest goals for the U.S. in a home World Cup match have both been own goals: on Friday against Paraguay and against Colombia in 1994. Clint Dempsey holds the record for the fastest goal by a U.S. player at a FIFA Men's World Cup with a 30-second goal vs. Ghana at Brazil 2014. The U.S. has only lost one time at the World Cup when scoring first. Its only loss came against Spain in 1950. The U.S. extended its lead with a first-half brace by striker Folarin Balogun. He is the first American man to have multiple goals in a World Cup game since Bert Patenaude in 1930. Midfielder Gio Reyna capped things off in the eighth minute of stoppage time to give the U.S. its first-ever four-goal result at the World Cup. His goal is now the latest regulation goal for the U.S. in a World Cup match.

Pulisic dished out an assist before he was removed at halftime as a precaution

One shove was all it took to remind the UFC and fight fans that the bad blood between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje remains real.On Sunday, Topuria will put his UFC lightweight championship on the line for the first time at UFC Freedom 250 after winning the vacant title last year with a stunning first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira. Against the interim champion Gaethje, who earned his spot through brilliant, back-to-back wins over Rafael Fiziev and Paddy Pimblett, Topuria has found a natural rival.The two have gone back-and-forth with verbal jabs and nasty shots in the lead-up to their unification fight on the White Houses South Lawn in Washington, D.C. And nothing changed at the final press event Friday in front of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.Topuria even laid a hand on Gaethje, shoving the American during a faceoff much to UFC boss Dana White's dismay.After security separated the 155-pounders, Gaethje gestured with his hands and said, "Look at this beautiful view, and you want to act like a f****** animal?You're an emotional little animal, Gaethje repeated.Speaking later on the Paramount+ broadcast, Topuria explained why he pushed Gaethje.I just told him dont come closer, and he told me, like, What, youre going to punch me? And I was, like, Yeah. And he came closer, the champ said.I had to push him, because if I punch him, he's not going to be able to show up for the fight."Whites reaction suggested he didnt see the shove coming, but the way theyd gone at each others throats throughout the promotion, it was never really out of the question.The fight, after all, has been a long time coming.Topuria is one of the UFCs bonafide stars for the way in which hes bludgeoned the competition across two weight classes, knocking out Alexander Volkanovski to win the UFC featherweight title before repeating the favor against Max Holloway in a 2024 Fighter of the Year winning run.In 2025, the Spanish-Georgian moved up to lightweight, won the title there too, but put his career on hiatus due to marital issues with his now ex-wife.That led to Gaethjes own claim to the throne as the UFC created an interim belt in the division, which the 37-year-old won with ease by dominating Pimblett in a career-best win in January that put him on a collision course with Topuria.While the rivalry began with respect, it did not take long for tempers to flare.Gaethje previously called Topuria a gimmick and, commenting on his opponents divorce, said: I understand why anybody would leave him.This crossed a line, according to Topuria. What happened between my ex-wife and me is our business, Topuria said earlier this week. We may no longer be together but she is the mother of my daughter. To everyone insulting her or speaking about things they know nothing about, show some respect.Gaethje remained unapologetic, later calling Topuria an insufferable little b**** boy, leading to Topuria pledging to put him to sleep in the first round when they finally get their hands on one another on Sunday.On Friday, they refused to concede any ground to one another, even quarreling over who has the better coach.Youre going to be alone in that Octagon with me, Topuria said to Gaethje. No one is going to be helping you.Youre not even the world champion, he added. What makes [your coach] the best?Gaethjes response was simple. His success, he said of longtime coach Trevor Wittman. His accomplishments.Topuria argued: So that makes my coach the best because I won the world title in featherweight division, defended successfully, then moved up in the lightweight division and won the title [there too], so my coach is the best in the world.The biggest low blow, though, came not from Gaethje but Josh Hokit, who said on the shared stage the reason why he thinks Topuria is so mad.Hes so short he cant see himself in the bathroom mirror, said Hokit, who took numerous shots at Topuria one month after their viral confrontation at the UFC Freedom 250 kickoff press conference. And he married a stripper from Miami.Topuria could, perhaps, be forgiven for feeling emotional as he headed into the faceoff.When the Octagon door on the South Lawn of The White House seals shut on Sunday, none of the posturing will matter. Not the shove, the jab about divorce, or dueling claims over who has the best coach. The only thing that matters is whether Gaethje can be the first to inflict a loss on Topurias flawless career, or whether the champions prediction of an early finish comes true in MMAs most unique setting to date.

Folarin Balogun scored twice and Gio Reyna struck a sensational goal late on as the U.S. beat Paraguay 4-1 to start the World Cup.

The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gio Reyna curler fired the co-hosts to a 4-1 drubbing of Paraguay in front of Hollywood royalty in Los Angeles on Friday.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: What a performance. What a shame the president decided not to come and see it. On his World Cup debut against Paraguay, Balogun scored twice.

Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night.Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar first-half playmaking performance for the Americans, who enthralled their Southern California fans with an aggressive attack while streaking to a 3-0 halftime lead the team's largest in any World Cup game.Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving the Americans four goals in a World Cup match for the first time.The U.S. scored only three goals combined in its four matches at the Qatar World Cup four years ago, and it had never scored more than three in a World Cup match. But the Americans were a team transformed while playing in new coach Mauricio Pochettino's more creative system in front of a passionate, star-studded Los Angeles crowd of 70,492.Maurcio scored in the second half for Paraguay, but La Albirroja fell too far behind early in their first World Cup match in 16 years.After the U.S. went ahead on an early own-goal created by Pulisic's playmaking, Balogun scored in the 31st minute and again in the fifth minute of first-half injury time.The New York-born, London-raised striker made his World Cup debut with the first multigoal performance from a U.S. player in the tournament since 1930. Balogun chose to represent the U.S. three years ago instead of staying in the English system, where he likely would have struggled to make the Three Lions' roster and the 24-year-old Monaco professional has swiftly provided the top-level striker play historically lacking on U.S. rosters.Pulisic was replaced by Sebastian Berhalter at halftime, but the U.S. didnt immediately indicate whether the AC Milan standout was injured. Pulisic appeared to signal to family in the stands that he was fine.Pulisic created the first two U.S. goals with exceptional runs down the left side. In the seventh minute, he cleverly split two defenders and passed to Weston McKennie, whose centering touch hit Paraguay midfielder Damin Bobadillas outstretched foot and went in, setting off pandemonium in the SoFi Stadium stands.The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisics runs and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.With first-half injury time winding down, Malik Tillman weighted a long pass to a streaking Balogun, who held up to create space and fired a brilliant shot into the far top corner.The Americans were less cohesive without Pulisic in the second half, but Reyna still added the finishing touch by gliding into the box and toe-flicking home his first World Cup goal. The moment was sweet for Reyna, who barely played at the Qatar World Cup amid a messy family dispute with former U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter.Dozens of American celebrities and cultural icons turned out for the match 10 miles south of Hollywood, including Tom Cruise, George Lucas, Bill Gates, Halle Berry, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/fifa-world-cup

Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night.Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar first-half playmaking performance for the Americans, who enthralled their Southern California fans with an aggressive attack while streaking to a 3-0 halftime lead the team's largest in any World Cup game.Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving the Americans four goals in a World Cup match for the first time.The U.S. scored only three goals combined in its four matches at the Qatar World Cup four years ago, and it had never scored more than three in a World Cup match. But the Americans were a team transformed while playing in new coach Mauricio Pochettino's more creative system in front of a passionate, star-studded Los Angeles crowd of 70,492.Maurcio scored in the second half for Paraguay, but La Albirroja fell too far behind early in their first World Cup match in 16 years.After the U.S. went ahead on an early own-goal created by Pulisic's playmaking, Balogun scored in the 31st minute and again in the fifth minute of first-half injury time.The New York-born, London-raised striker made his World Cup debut with the first multigoal performance from a U.S. player in the tournament since 1930. Balogun chose to represent the U.S. three years ago instead of staying in the English system, where he likely would have struggled to make the Three Lions' roster and the 24-year-old Monaco professional has swiftly provided the top-level striker play historically lacking on U.S. rosters.Pulisic was replaced by Sebastian Berhalter at halftime, but the U.S. didnt immediately indicate whether the AC Milan standout was injured. Pulisic appeared to signal to family in the stands that he was fine.Pulisic created the first two U.S. goals with exceptional runs down the left side. In the seventh minute, he cleverly split two defenders and passed to Weston McKennie, whose centering touch hit Paraguay midfielder Damin Bobadillas outstretched foot and went in, setting off pandemonium in the SoFi Stadium stands.The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisics runs and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.With first-half injury time winding down, Malik Tillman weighted a long pass to a streaking Balogun, who held up to create space and fired a brilliant shot into the far top corner.The Americans were less cohesive without Pulisic in the second half, but Reyna still added the finishing touch by gliding into the box and toe-flicking home his first World Cup goal. The moment was sweet for Reyna, who barely played at the Qatar World Cup amid a messy family dispute with former U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter.Dozens of American celebrities and cultural icons turned out for the match 10 miles south of Hollywood, including Tom Cruise, George Lucas, Bill Gates, Halle Berry, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/fifa-world-cup