2026 World Cup: Nigerian-born striker, Balogun makes history as USA beats Paraguay

United States striker, Folarin Balogun, scored doubly successful their 4-1 triumph implicit Paraguay successful their opening lucifer of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.

Balogun recovered the nett successful the 31st infinitesimal earlier adding a 2nd conscionable earlier half-time.

His first-half brace besides saw him go the archetypal American subordinate successful 96 years to people much than 1 extremity successful a azygous World Cup match. 

Balogun was calved successful Brooklyn, United States, to Nigerian parents. Although helium was calved successful America, helium spent lone a abbreviated clip determination earlier moving to England with his family, making him eligible to correspond the United States, England and Nigeria.

After the match, helium described the show arsenic a imagination travel true.

“A existent dream, you know? It’s a dream, it’s a dreamy night,” helium told reporters after.

“I’ve not been capable to instrumentality it each successful afterwards… I’m definite erstwhile I get backmost to my edifice and I rest, I’m definite I’m going to truly beryllium capable to beryllium successful the infinitesimal and acquisition however overmuch of an astonishing nighttime this is.”

2026 World Cup: Nigerian-born striker, Balogun makes past arsenic USA ...