USA opens World Cup with 4-1 win amid VAR confusion
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 13, 2026, 3:43 AM
Last updated Jun 13, 2026
The United States began their World Cup campaign with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium. The match experienced notable VAR controversy as Tim Ream received a yellow card for a foul, which was later overturned by the referee after video review. Instead of Ream, the caution was issued to Miguel Almiron for diving. Folarin Balogun scored twice, making him the second US player to net multiple goals in a World Cup match. Giovanni Reyna capped the scoring with a impressive long-range goal on the final kick of the game.
- •USA leads 3-0 at halftime, thanks to Balogun's two goals and an own goal.
- •Tim Ream's yellow card was rescinded in a historic VAR intervention.
- •Giovanni Reyna scored the last goal with a 20-yard shot.
- •This match was key to USA's World Cup Group D campaign.
- 3:43 AMYahoo Sports — VAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans
- 3:43 AMBBC Sport — VAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans
"The United States open their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone scratching their heads.
"The United States open their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone scratching their heads.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 13, 2026, 3:43 AMVAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans
The United States open their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone scratching their heads.
- BBC SportJun 13, 2026, 3:43 AMVAR makes 'mistaken identity' history as strange booking confuses fans
The United States open their World Cup campaign with a fine win - but not before a sequence of events that left everyone scratching their heads.
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