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USA's Unforgettable World Cup Opener Turned Dreams Into Reality

LOS ANGELES STADIUM — How do you celebrate scoring twice in your World Cup debut and helping your team open the tournament with a 4-1 victory? "You know, watch some Netflix," USA striker Folarin Balogun joked after recording half the goals in the U.S. men’s national team’s rout over Paraguay on Friday. Balogun called it "a dreamy night," and he couldn’t have described it better. That’s because the Americans hardly could have scripted a more perfect start to this home World Cup. Even Balogun, who had envisioned what this moment might feel like, said the real thing measured up. "Yeah," he said,...