Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

United States 4–1 Paraguay: match result

Match 4 · Group Stage · Group DJune 13, 2026

United States4

Folarin Balogun31'
Folarin Balogun45'+5'
Giovanni Reyna90'+8'

4–1

United States won in normal time

Paraguay1

Damián Bobadilla (OG)7'
Maurício73'

65.3%Possession34.7%

16Shots9

6On target1

Los Angeles StadiumLos AngelesFT

Attendance70,492

RefereeDanny Makkelie

USA4-2-3-1

PAR4-4-2

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

United States had the scoring edge

25.0%Goal conversion11.1%

02 · Territory

United States controlled more of the ball

65.3%Possession34.7%

03 · Discipline

United States carried the lighter card load

1Cards (red counts double)5

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

USAPAR

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

16Attempts9

6On target1

4Blocked shots5

37.5%Shot accuracy11.1%

25.0%Goal conversion11.1%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

65.3%Possession34.7%

509Passes completed232

90%Pass accuracy70%

3Crosses completed1

26Long balls completed20

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

1Saves3

7Tackles won16

80%Tackle success80%

9Interceptions10

15Clearances33

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

13Fouls committed17

2Offsides1

1Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

3Corners1

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Folarin Balogun

Assists

Alex Freeman

Malik Tillman

Christian Pulisic

Shots

Malik Tillman

Folarin Balogun

On target

Folarin Balogun

Fouls won

Malik Tillman

Folarin Balogun

Julio Enciso

Saves

Orlando Gill

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

USA4 goals·2 cards·4 changes

Paraguay1 goals·5 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

7'
Damián BobadillaOwn Goal
Own Goal by Damián Bobadilla, Paraguay. USA 1, Paraguay 0
10'
Juan Jose CáceresYellow Card
Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
31'
Folarin BalogunGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Christian Pulisic ·
45'+5'
Folarin BalogunGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner
Assist Malik Tillman ·
52'
Tim ReamVAR - (Red) Card Upgrade
VAR Decision: Card Changed
53'
Miguel AlmirónYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
59'
Tyler AdamsYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
73'
MaurícioGoal
Mauricio (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Julio Enciso · following a set piece situation
79'
Diego GómezYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
88'
Alex ArceYellow Card
Álex Arce (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+3'
Júnior AlonsoYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+8'
Giovanni ReynaGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Alex Freeman ·

Lineup & influence

United States

4-2-3-1Mauricio Pochettino

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Matt Freese

USA · #24 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement40%

0Saves

1Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

4 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

USA

1W · 0D · 0L · 4–1

M4 · GroupPARW 4–1

Paraguay

0W · 0D · 1L · 1–4

M4 · GroupUSAL 1–4

Group D impact

Table immediately after this result

1 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts

USA41+33

Australia1000

Türkiye3000

Paraguay21-30

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

USA vs Paraguay, across editions

2USA wins

0Draws

0PAR wins

2meetings

7–1goal balance

0knockout meetings

2026USA 4–1 ParaguayGroup Stage

1930USA 3–0 ParaguayGroup stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 3 · Group StageCanada 1–1 Bosnia Match 5 · Group StageQatar 1–1 Switzerland

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

7'
Damián BobadillaOwn Goal
Own Goal by Damián Bobadilla, Paraguay. USA 1, Paraguay 0
10'
Juan Jose CáceresYellow Card
Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
31'
Folarin BalogunGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Christian Pulisic ·
45'+5'
Folarin BalogunGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner
Assist Malik Tillman ·
52'
Tim ReamVAR - (Red) Card Upgrade
VAR Decision: Card Changed
53'
Miguel AlmirónYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
59'
Tyler AdamsYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
73'
MaurícioGoal
Mauricio (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Julio Enciso · following a set piece situation
79'
Diego GómezYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
88'
Alex ArceYellow Card
Álex Arce (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+3'
Júnior AlonsoYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+8'
Giovanni ReynaGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Alex Freeman ·