Tag: Paraguay

  • 2026 World Cup: June 25

    2026 World Cup: June 25

    The United States was unable to win its group on home soil. An 88th-minute goal was only enough to rescue a 1-1 tie with Turkey, leaving Turkey first in the group and the USA second. Germany beat Ecuador 1-0 in a winner-take-all match to claim the group E title. Ivory Coast defeated Curacao to give…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 19

    2026 World Cup: June 19

    The United States suffered a costly draw after giving up a late equalizer to Australia. They’re still likely to advance and can still win the group, but they’ll have to beat Turkey, which sits atop the group with a pair of wins after defeating Paraguay. Scotland parked the bus and was able to eke out…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 12

    2026 World Cup: June 12

    Canada and the United States both needed stoppage time goals in their openers to match their real-life results. Jonathan David scored late for the Canadians to give them a 1-1 tie against Bosnia & Herzgovina (the same score as real life). While the Americans had an easy time of it against Paraguay in reality, here…

  • 1930 World Cup Group 4

    1930 World Cup Group 4

    As they did in real life, the United States advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup. But, it didn’t come quite as easy as what happened in 1930. Instead of a pair of 3-0 wins, the Americans eked out a pair of one-goal victories over Paraguay and Belgium. This was by far the lowest-scoring…