VANCOUVER — Across the first three days of the 2026 World Cup, no side won by a greater margin than the U.S. men’s national team, who put down a 4–1 win over Paraguay in front of a rocking crowd at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium.
The emphatic win set the tone for the USMNT in its first World Cup match on home soil since 1994 and secured a vital three points. Yet, just 48 hours later, the Stars and Stripes had company atop Group D, as they were joined by an Australian team that was already defying many fans and pundits.
