New Delhi, June 14 -- It may take a lot more for the 2026 World Cup to come alive with exorbitant ticket prices, visa issues and many other fan concerns. However, the United States ticked an important column as co-hosts on Saturday morning (IST). It was showtime in Los Angeles on Friday evening as the USA put on some show, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 in the first Group D game. The star of that handsome victory was striker Folarin Balogun whose two first-half goals steered the hosts into a dominant 3-0 halftime lead. Substitute Gio Reyna rounded it off, curving it home with the outside of his right boot off what turned out to be the final move of the match. In a World Cup that has set off so many debates amid turmoil in the USA, meaning will be f...