2026 FIFA World Cup: Team USA Makes Mince Meat Of Paraguay, Canada Picks Up First WC Point

The 2026 FIFA World Cup continued on Friday with two more games.  GROUP B:  


At BMO Field, Toronto:  


Cyle Larin equalized in the 78th minute as Canada came back to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Jovo Lujic scored for Bosnia in the 21st minute.


In this, their third World Cup tournament, this marks the first time that the Canadians pickup a point, having lost all three games in 1996 and 2022.


GROUP D: 


At SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California:  


Folarin Balogun scored twice (31', 45'+5) and Gio Renya once (90'+8) as the United States manhandled Paraguay 4-1 in their first World Cup match.


The Americans also got an own goal from Paraguay' s Damian Bobadilla in the 7th minute.  The Paraguayans scored in the 73rd minute from Mauricio.

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