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• USA vs Paraguay - World Cup LIVE: America in dreamland as Folarin Balogun double gives hosts THREE goal lead13 June 2026, 2:55 am
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as co-hosts USA get their World Cup campaign up and running against Paraguay in Los Angeles.
  
• Fans claim World Cup is RIGGED just minutes into USA's opening game13 June 2026, 2:40 am
  The USMNT played Paraguay in their opening Group D match at a packed SoFi Stadium, and the tournament couldn't have started any better on home soil.
  
• Katy Perry's 'trainwreck' World Cup opening ceremony in LA slammed by fans: 'She sounded terrible'13 June 2026, 2:40 am
  The first 2026 World Cup game on American soil kicked off in baffling style on Friday night as Katy Perry performed an underwhelming ballad just before kickoff in LA.
  
• Tom Cruise hangs with David Beckham and wife Victoria in the VIP seats at World Cup game in Los Angeles... giving fans a rare look at their 20-year friendship13 June 2026, 2:36 am
  Tom Cruise was spotted hanging with close pals David Beckham and wife Victoria while attending the World Cup game in Los Angeles on Friday.
  
• England targeted by World Cup heist plot: Stars' boots and team's training equipment stolen in transit from Florida to Kansas City training base as inquest into extent of theft begins13 June 2026, 2:36 am
  CRAIG HOPE AND JACK GAUGHAN IN KANSAS: Boots belonging to the team's biggest stars were pinched along with official balls and key training equipment.
  
• World Cup history made as USA-Paraguay game is stopped for first ever 'mistaken identity' check13 June 2026, 2:34 am
  The bizarre scenes - which left fans momentarily confused - occurred in the second half with Paraguay 3-0 down and desperately chasing a way back into the game in Inglewood, California.
  
• USA soccer fans left in tears by spine-tingling national anthem as World Cup fever kicks off in LA13 June 2026, 2:02 am
  Before attention turned to the sport itself, country music pair Dan + Shay - real names Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney - stepped out to perform the Star-Spangled Banner.
  
• Meet Thomas Tuchel's 'made in Chelsea' backroom team that are England's secret weapon: The Coldplay fan obsessed with throw-ins, the 'ideas man', the coach struck by tragedy and the analyst who orchestrated a Champions League win13 June 2026, 1:00 am
  A little bit of Chelsea arrives in Kansas City over the weekend, a very deliberate part of Thomas Tuchel's reign at England's helm.
  
• SIR GEOFF HURST INTERVIEW: My 'immaculate' friend Bobby Moore was shamefully let down by football after 1966 World Cup. I'm backing Harry Kane to lead England to glory this summer - if he does, let's show him the respect he deserves!13 June 2026, 1:00 am
  Geoff Hurst is remembering an absent friend. He has many more of them now, this last surviving member of those 11 heroes of '66. There is one, though, who fills his mind more than most.
  
• Socceroos captain Maty Ryan hits back at US critics in the most Aussie way possible: 'Ain't no c-word scoring against me'13 June 2026, 12:13 am
  Socceroos captain Maty Ryan has delivered a distinctly Australian response to critics writing off his side ahead of the FIFA World Cup, declaring: 'Ain't no c-word scoring against me today.'
  
• FIFA makes desperate excuse for World Cup empty seats embarrassment - and blames the FANS - following shambolic scenes in South Korea match12 June 2026, 11:46 pm
  FIFA have provided a remarkable and bizarre excuse for the embarrassing number of empty seats captured by TV cameras at the World Cup. 
  
• World Cup stadium workers wear 'ICE Out' pins for USA game amid fears over Trump sending federal agents to games12 June 2026, 11:34 pm
  The employees of Unite Here Local 11 - who threatened to strike ahead of the tournament - are against the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at matches.
  
• Arsenal consider £35m move for Club Brugge star Christos Tzolis as Mikel Arteta looks to bolster Premier League champions' attacking options12 June 2026, 11:33 pm
  SIMON JONES: Initial talks have taken place for the 24-year-old who was a target for Crystal Palace last year.
  
• KATIE HIND: The insufferably woke boss who lost the World Cup for the BBC...as they report on the contest from Salford12 June 2026, 11:19 pm
  The BBC, on Kay-Jelski's orders, has refused to anchor their coverage from any of the 16 cities across the US, Canada or Mexico where matches are being played.
  
• The hottest World Cup hunks revealed: Rock hard and battle ready. JANA HOCKING knows what these boys all have in common (and it's not their washboard abs)12 June 2026, 11:18 pm
  Ladies, drop what you're doing. It's time for our once-every-four-years drool fest. The World Cup has once again delivered a fresh crop of soccer heartthrobs for us to shamelessly ogle over.