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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Folarin Balogun, who could have played for England or Nigeria, scores 2 for US in FIFA World Cup debut

Inglewood (California): Folarin Balogun could have played for any one of three countries. He chose the United States, and it paid off with a splashy World Cup debut on home soil.

The 24-year-old striker scored two goals as the Americans opened with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night in front of a rabid and star-studded red, white and blue-clad sold-out crowd of 70,492 at SoFi Stadium.

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