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Tim Ream became the OLDEST player to appear for the USMNT at a World Cup, at 38 years and 250 days old, in their 4-1 win against Paraguay.
He also completed 23 line breaking passes in the match โ the most by a defender in a World Cup match since 2010.
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Gustavo Alfaro, the Paraguay coach, puts defeat down to the "complexity" of the US approach. "They dominated tactically, technically and physically... they create a pentagon in midfield... they have a solution to every problem".
Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the 4-1 USMNT win ๐๏ธ๐บ๐ธ
โMy message to the American people is: If you didnโt believe before the game ... start believing, because if they can bring this performance in the upcoming games, this American team can do something big.โ
"I do not think I have seen this good of performance from the USMNT at any level of the game." ๐ฎโ๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ
ESPN's Shaka Hislop reacting to Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT defeating Paraguay 4-1 at their first World Cup match.
USMNT midfielder Malik Tillman is one of only THREE players to have had 3 shots, chances created, dribbles, final-third ball recoveries and fouls won in a single FIFA World Cup game ๐
โซ๏ธ Eden Hazard vs Panama in 2018
โซ๏ธ Eden Hazard vs Tunisia in 2018
โซ๏ธ Neymar vs Mexico in 2018
โซ๏ธ Malik Tillman vs Paraguay in 2026 ๐บ๐ธ
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(via @OptaJohan)
The Scotland fans in Boston managed to convince an American cop to put on a Scotland kit ๐โค๏ธ
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Seeing USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino sprint down the whole lengths of the pitch to celebrate with the team after Gio Reyna's goal to make it 4-1 in the World Cup opener before the game was even over.
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Just look at the passing and sequence of play for the USMNT in the buildup to Gio Reyna's goal to make it 4-1 against Paraguay in their World Cup opening match.
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