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The two thousand twenty six World Cup is already delivering, and the United States wasted zero time making a statement. Christian Pulisic was electric in the Group D opener against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, creating the first two goals and helping the Americans storm into a three-nothing lead before halftime. But Pulisic came off at the break, and right now nobody has a clean answer as to why, leaving fans and medical staff watching closely for any injury update on the USMNT's most important player.
Folarin Balogun put the exclamation point on that first half, burying a stunner to make it three-nil and stake the hosts to a commanding cushion heading into the second forty-five. The U.S. looked dominant, organized, and genuinely dangerous, which is exactly what Pochettino needed from his squad on home soil with the whole world watching.
Shifting to baseball, Jacob Misiorowski turned in one of the most dominant pitching performances of the young season Friday night. The Brewers right-hander struck out a career-high fifteen batters, surrendered just one hit, and went the distance in a six-nothing shutout of Philadelphia. One hit. Nine innings. Fifteen punchouts. That is not a line score, that is a statement.
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