Most goals by USMNT in a World Cup game: Americans make history with electric win over Paraguay

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The United States turned SoFi Stadium into its personal playground in their win over Paraguay on Friday night. The concourses leapt in joy as a result of showcase, relishing the strikes under the California moon.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked every bit like the swashbuckling group he tipped it to be in the contest, producing goals in bunches. The ball zipped around the pitch as the likes of Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams danced and pranced across the pitch.

The outing proved a memorable one for those who followed the action from the stands — and the millions more who watched on from television screens across the country.

With that, here’s a look at the greatest scoring displays in USMNT history — a record book that was reshuffled on Friday night.

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Most goals by USMNT in a World Cup game

The USMNT’s outburst against Paraguay proved historic in more ways than one. Not only did it put Mauricio Pochettino’s side in strong position to claim a spot in the knockout stage. But it also represents the most explosive showcase in USMNT history, besting the side’s previous record of three — tallied three times.

Here’s a look at the USMNT’s highest-scoring World Cup games:

RankOpponentGoals scored by U.SFinal scoreYear1Paraguay4United States 4, Paraguay 120262Belgium3United States 3, Belgium 01930Paraguay3United States 3, Paraguay 01930Portugal3United States 3, Portugal 22002

Who scored goals for the United States vs Paraguay?

Paraguay opened up the goal-scoring for the Americans, sending the ball into its own net courtesy of a Damian Bobadilla own goal.

OWN GOAL. 1-0 USA! 🇺🇸

THE @USMNT SCORES FIRST AND LOS ANGELES IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC! pic.twitter.com/tEbJU8E9PX

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 13, 2026

Folarin Balogun tripled the advantage by the halftime break, bulging the cage with a pair of lively strikes.

PULISIC TO BALOGUN TO DOUBLE THE LEAD! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/IUvPu81kzl

— U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team (@USMNT) June 13, 2026

FOLARIN BALOGUN BRACE TO MAKE IT 3-0 @USMNT! 🇺🇸

A truly stellar FIFA World Cup debut for Flo. pic.twitter.com/yfjrSEtKcz

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 13, 2026

Pochettino’s side capped off its impressive outing with a flourish. In the game’s waning moments, Giovani Reyna — the much-maligned midfielder who failed to make a dent during the 2022 World Cup — found his mark with an outside-the-foot finish.

Gio Reyna’s first-ever FIFA World Cup goal was a trivela to seal it for the @USMNT 🤯

It’s the first four-goal outing for the US men’s squad in a FIFA World Cup pic.twitter.com/5DSMGj9wNq

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 13, 2026

USMNT World Cup schedule

Here’s a look at the USMNT’s remaining schedule in the group stage.

DateTime (ET)MatchLocationFri, Jun. 129 p.m.United States 4, Paraguay 1SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)Fri, Jun. 193 p.m.United States vs. AustraliaLumen Field (Seattle, WA)Thu, Jun. 2510 p.m.Turkey vs. United StatesSoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)

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