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There's no way around it: The U.S. men's national team was dominant in the first half against Paraguay in its opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on its way to a 4-1 victory. The USA got out to a 3-0 lead in Friday's Group D opener, with striker Folarin Balogun scoring a brace to give the Americans an overwhelming lead. And while the USA's first goal was a Paraguay own goal, that didn't stop FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas from crowning the 45 minutes of play among the best ever for the federation in the World Cup. "I think thats the greatest half of group play from a mens team at a World Cup in history," Lalas said at halftime. "Everything went right, total dominance from top to bottom." The USA actually could've gone up 4-0 in the first half. Balogun got a ball in the back of the net after the USA took a 1-0 lead, but the goal was wiped for offside. Not long after, Balogun made up for it, scoring off a cross from Christian Pulisic before creating an opportunity for himself and scoring top shelf to put the USA up 3-0. As Balogun scored twice, Pulisic also stood out in the first half. Pulisic was credited with the assist on the own goal, giving him two assists in the first half before he was subbed out at halftime. "Christian Pulisic was all over the place on the left-hand side, creating opportunities," Lalas said. "You make your luck. I know this is an own goal, but it put [Paraguay] in a dangerous situation." In the first half, the USA outshot Paraguay, 7-2. It also had more shots on goal than Paraguay (4-1) and dominated possession, controlling the ball for 71% of the first 45 minutes. So, was the first half the best half ever for the USA in a World Cup? Here's a look at how historically dominant the USA's first half was by the numbers. 2: Balogun is the second American man ever to score two goals in the first half of a World Cup match, and the first since 1930 (Bert Patenaude). Patenaude scored a hat-trick in that game in 1930, and it also came against Paraguay; he is the only American man to have a hat-trick in a World Cup match. 1: This was Balogun's first World Cup appearance, meaning this is his first time scoring in the World Cup. 96: This was Balogun's first career multi-goal game for the U.S.; he is the first American man to have multiple goals in a World Cup game since Patenaude in 1930. 3: Christian Pulisic is now up to three career assists in the World Cup, the most by any American man (two in 2022, one Friday); he joins Tab Ramos and Graham Zusi as the only American men with assists in multiple World Cups. 38: This is the first time the USA has had a three-goal lead after the first half of a men's World Cup match in 38 World Cup matches. 24: This is the first time the U.S. has had a multi-goal lead after the first half of a men's World Cup match in 24 years. It held a 2-0 lead in the first half of its group match against Portugal in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

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PSG made contact with English team over two players, discussions taken place for midfielder and wingerPSG are looking to poach some relegated talent from the Premier League, with two West Ham stars on their shortlist according to recent reports.If you enjoy PSG Talk coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.A rather surprising transfer story from Footmercato today has linked PSG with interest in two West Ham stars.Santi Aouna claims that PSG have made contact with the relegated Hammers to find out how much they would want for midfielder Mateus Fernandes and winger Crysencio Summerville. Discussions have even been held the with the entourages of the players.Summerville has been valued at 50m and Fernandes at 80m.PSG sales could create space for West Ham pairRight now, there is no need for Summerville in this squad. There are not enough minutes to go around as it is. But if Bradley Barcola and Kang-in Lee both leave (which seems eminently possible), we could feasibly see Summerville come in and Ibrahim Mbaye take more minutes as replacements for the departures.As for Fernandes, PSGs midfield is stacked at the moment, but theres always space for a top player with room to grow, and we could yet see a midfielder leave if the Portugal international joins.Wed rate the chances of either deal as pretty slim as it stands but if PSG start selling, keep an eye on these links.In other newsBradley Barcola seems to be moving towards the exit at the Parc des Princes despite being liked and rated by the manager and the sporting director.Barcola was the teams top league scorer last season, but thats more a quirk of the teams rotation policy than anything else.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL PSG TALK APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE

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USMNT striker Folarin Balogun, who could have played for England or Nigeria, said his two goals in Friday's 4-1 World Cup victory over Paraguay made for a "dreamy night."

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Yordan Alvarez became the first player to hit a grand slam and multi-run homer in the first inning of an MLB game, pulling off the feat for the Houston Astros in a 10-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.He became the eighth player to hit a grand slam and a multi-run homer in an inning and the first since Angels slugger Kendrys Morales did it against Texas in 2012, according to Sportradar.The left-handed Alvarez drove in two runs with an opposite-field homer early in the inning and cleared the bases with a two-out shot to center, giving him six RBIs in Houston's nine-run inning.With his two-homer inning, Alvarez moved into a tie with Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber for the MLB lead at 24.The 28-year-old designated hitter, who is from Cuba, was the AL rookie of the year in 2019 with Houston. The three-time All-Star was the AL Championship Series MVP in 2021 and led the Astros with six RBIs the next year when they won the World Series.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Yordan Alvarez became the first player to hit a grand slam and multi-run homer in the first inning of an MLB game, pulling off the feat for the Houston Astros in a 10-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.He became the eighth player to hit a grand slam and a multi-run homer in an inning and the first since Angels slugger Kendrys Morales did it against Texas in 2012, according to Sportradar.The left-handed Alvarez drove in two runs with an opposite-field homer early in the inning and cleared the bases with a two-out shot to center, giving him six RBIs in Houston's nine-run inning.With his two-homer inning, Alvarez moved into a tie with Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber for the MLB lead at 24.The 28-year-old designated hitter, who is from Cuba, was the AL rookie of the year in 2019 with Houston. The three-time All-Star was the AL Championship Series MVP in 2021 and led the Astros with six RBIs the next year when they won the World Series.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb