USA vs Paraguay: World Cup Match Report and Highlights

USA ✓

4–1Match Finished

HT 3–0

Paraguay

Match Summary

In a highly anticipated World Cup clash, the USA faced Paraguay in a tense encounter held on June 13, 2026. The match saw both teams battling fiercely for supremacy on the pitch. The USA displayed determination and skill, while Paraguay fought hard to maintain their composure. In the end, the game concluded with a final score that reflected the competitive nature of this international showdown.

Match Events

7'D. Bobadilla (Own Goal) USA
10'Juan Cáceres Foul Paraguay
31'F. Balogun (C. Pulisic) USA
45'F. Balogun (M. Tillman) USA
46'C. Pulisic (S. Berhalter) USA
46'D. Bobadilla (Mauricio) Paraguay
53'Miguel Almirón Simulation Paraguay
59'Tyler Adams Foul USA
62'A. Sanabria (A. Arce) Paraguay
72'F. Balogun (R. Pepi) USA
72'S. Dest (T. Weah) USA
73'Mauricio (J. Enciso) Paraguay
79'Diego Gómez Foul Paraguay
79'J. Caceres (G. Velazquez) Paraguay
79'M. Almiron (R. Sosa) Paraguay
80'D. Gomez (Kaku) Paraguay
82'M. Tillman (G. Reyna) USA
88'Alex Arce Foul Paraguay
90+3'Junior Alonso Foul Paraguay
90'G. Reyna (A. Freeman) USA

Statistics

USA		Paraguay
6	Shots on Goal	1
6	Shots off Goal	3
16	Total Shots	9
4	Blocked Shots	5
13	Shots insidebox	4
3	Shots outsidebox	5
13	Fouls	17
3	Corner Kicks	1
2	Offsides	1
65%	Ball Possession	35%
1	Yellow Cards	5
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	3
598	Total passes	319
509	Passes accurate	232
85%	Passes %	73%
1.42	expected_goals	0.54
-1.46	goals_prevented	-1.46

Lineups

USA 4-2-3-1

24M. Freese

5A. Robinson

13T. Ream

3C. Richards

16A. Freeman

17M. Tillman

4T. Adams

10C. Pulisic

8W. McKennie

2S. Dest

20F. Balogun

24 M. Freese G
16 A. Freeman D
3 C. Richards D
13 T. Ream D
5 A. Robinson D
4 T. Adams M
17 M. Tillman M
2 S. Dest M
8 W. McKennie M
10 C. Pulisic M
20 F. Balogun F

Substitutes

25 C. Brady G
1 M. Turner G
6 A. Trusty D
9 R. Pepi F
7 G. Reyna M
14 S. Berhalter M
19 H. Wright F
15 C. Roldan M
26 A. Zendejas F
21 T. Weah F
12 M. Robinson D
11 B. Aaronson M
22 M. McKenzie D
23 J. Scally D
18 M. Arfsten M

Coach: Mauricio Pochettino

Paraguay 4-4-2

12O. Gill

6J. Alonso

3O. Alderete

15G. Gomez

4J. Caceres

10M. Almiron

16D. Bobadilla

14A. Cubas

8D. Gomez

19J. Enciso

9A. Sanabria

12 O. Gill G
4 J. Caceres D
15 G. Gomez D
3 O. Alderete D
6 J. Alonso D
8 D. Gomez M
14 A. Cubas M
16 D. Bobadilla M
10 M. Almiron M
9 A. Sanabria F
19 J. Enciso F

Substitutes

1 R. Fernandez
22 G. Olveira G
2 G. Velazquez D
5 Fabian Balbuena D
21 G. Avalos F
24 G. Caballero F
13 J. Canale D
25 I. Pitta F
23 M. Galarza M
11 Mauricio M
7 R. Sosa F
17 Kaku M
18 A. Arce F
20 B. Ojeda M
26 A. Maidana D

Coach: Gustavo Alfaro

Player Stats

Top Rated: Folarin Balogun (highest match rating)

USA

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Matthew Freese	G	90'	—	0	6
Alexander Freeman	D	90'	—	1	7.2
Chris Richards	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Tim Ream	D	90'	—	0	7.7
Antonee Robinson	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Tyler Adams	M	90'	—	0	7
Malik Tillman	M	82'	—	1	7.2
Sergiño Dest	M	72'	—	0	6.6
Weston McKennie	M	90'	—	0	7.5
Christian Pulišić	M	45'	—	1	7.7
Folarin Balogun ★ Top Rated	F	72'	2	0	9
Sebastian Berhalter sub	M	45'	—	0	6.9
Tim Weah sub	F	18'	—	0	6.3
Ricardo Pepi sub	F	18'	—	0	6.2
Giovanni Reyna sub	M	8'	1	0	7.9
Matt Turner sub	G	—	—	—	—
Chris Brady sub	G	—	—	—	—
Auston Trusty sub	D	—	—	—	—
Miles Robinson sub	D	—	—	—	—
Mark McKenzie sub	D	—	—	—	—
Joe Scally sub	D	—	—	—	—
Maximilian Arfsten sub	M	—	—	—	—
Cristian Roldán sub	M	—	—	—	—
Brenden Aaronson sub	M	—	—	—	—
Alex Zendejas sub	F	—	—	—	—
Haji Wright sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Matthew Freese	—	20/–/12%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexander Freeman	—	74/1/64%	1	9/14	2/3	–/1	0/0
Chris Richards	–/1	84/–/84%	1	6/10	—	1/3	0/0
Tim Ream	—	90/–/84%	1	3/5	1/1	—	0/0
Antonee Robinson	—	57/1/44%	1	6/11	3/5	–/1	0/0
Tyler Adams	—	59/1/52%	2	9/14	2/2	3/2	1/0
Malik Tillman	2/3	38/3/30%	—	7/17	2/3	4/1	0/0
Sergiño Dest	—	34/–/27%	—	4/9	4/8	—	0/0
Weston McKennie	—	51/3/40%	—	3/6	3/3	—	0/0
Christian Pulišić	—	22/2/18%	2	7/10	4/6	1/1	0/0
Folarin Balogun	3/4	15/–/10%	—	5/11	1/3	4/–	0/0
Sebastian Berhalter	–/1	28/–/20%	—	3/3	—	1/–	0/0
Tim Weah	–/1	14/–/13%	—	–/3	–/1	–/2	0/0
Ricardo Pepi	–/1	3/1/3%	1	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Giovanni Reyna	1/1	9/–/8%	—	2/3	—	2/1	0/0
Matt Turner	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Chris Brady	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Auston Trusty	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Miles Robinson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mark McKenzie	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joe Scally	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Maximilian Arfsten	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cristian Roldán	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Brenden Aaronson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alex Zendejas	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Haji Wright	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Paraguay

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Orlando Gill	G	90'	—	0	6.2
Juan Cáceres	D	79'	—	0	6.2
Gustavo Gómez	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Omar Alderete	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Junior Alonso	D	90'	—	0	5.2
Diego Gómez	M	80'	—	0	6
Andrés Cubas	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Damián Bobadilla	M	45'	—	0	5.3
Miguel Almirón	M	79'	—	0	6.3
Antonio Sanabria	F	62'	—	0	6.5
Julio Enciso	F	90'	—	1	7.2
Mauricio sub	M	45'	1	0	7.2
Alex Arce sub	F	28'	—	0	6.3
Gustavo Velázquez sub	D	11'	—	0	6.2
Ramón Sosa sub	F	11'	—	0	6.7
Alejandro Romero sub	M	10'	—	0	6.5
Gastón Olveira sub	G	—	—	—	—
Roberto Fernández sub	G	—	—	—	—
Fabián Balbuena sub	D	—	—	—	—
Alexandro Maidana sub	D	—	—	—	—
José Canale sub	D	—	—	—	—
Braian Ojeda sub	M	—	—	—	—
Gustavo Caballero sub	F	—	—	—	—
Matías Galarza sub	M	—	—	—	—
Gabriel Ávalos sub	F	—	—	—	—
Isidro Pitta sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Orlando Gill	—	25/–/15%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Juan Cáceres	—	31/–/19%	5	10/17	2/2	2/3	1/0
Gustavo Gómez	—	29/–/23%	—	4/6	—	–/2	0/0
Omar Alderete	—	32/1/21%	—	4/6	—	1/1	0/0
Junior Alonso	—	36/1/25%	2	3/9	—	1/1	1/0
Diego Gómez	–/2	27/–/22%	2	5/13	1/3	–/1	1/0
Andrés Cubas	—	31/–/25%	5	5/12	—	–/5	0/0
Damián Bobadilla	—	10/–/9%	—	–/4	—	—	0/0
Miguel Almirón	—	23/2/18%	2	5/8	1/1	1/1	1/0
Antonio Sanabria	—	9/1/5%	—	4/11	—	1/1	0/0
Julio Enciso	–/1	25/1/20%	2	8/14	2/4	4/–	0/0
Mauricio	1/1	20/–/14%	2	3/6	—	1/–	0/0
Alex Arce	—	6/1/4%	1	1/7	—	–/1	1/0
Gustavo Velázquez	—	3/–/3%	—	1/3	—	—	0/0
Ramón Sosa	—	3/–/3%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Alejandro Romero	—	9/–/6%	—	1/3	—	1/1	0/0
Gastón Olveira	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Roberto Fernández	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Fabián Balbuena	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexandro Maidana	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
José Canale	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Braian Ojeda	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gustavo Caballero	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matías Galarza	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gabriel Ávalos	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Isidro Pitta	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Group Stage - 1
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Referee: Danny Makkelie, Netherlands