USA4–1Paraguay

The home crowd at SoFi got exactly what they came for. Paraguay gifted USA the opener in the 7th — Bobadilla stretching to cut out a cross and turning it into his own net. Balogun took it from there. He finished Pulisic's pass into the bottom right in the 31st, then added a second just before halftime off a Tillman ball, this time into the top left. Three-nil at the break and the game was effectively over. Mauricio pulled one back with a composed left-footed finish in the 73rd off an Enciso set piece — the one moment Paraguay threatened — but Reyna sealed it deep in injury time, taking a Freeman pass and sliding it into the bottom left. USA were dominant throughout: 65% possession, 16 shots, a VAR check at the hour mark that came to nothing. Balogun was the story of the night.