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US Soccer's Record-Breaking World Cup Opener
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Howard Bryant joins for the sports segment, and the conversation opens with a stunning result: the US men's team scored 4 goals against Paraguay in their 2026 World Cup opener — a single-match record. [1] — Howard Bryant "The US men's team had never scored 4 goals in a World Cup match. As host nation with nothing expected of them, they delivered the most stun…" 10:25 Bryant is characteristically measured: the women's team sets the standard for US soccer dominance, and the men's side isn't suddenly a championship contender because of one brilliant night. But as a host nation with a natural adrenaline boost, and with the next match against Australia on the horizon, Bryant gives permission to enjoy the moment. It's hard, he notes, to imagine a better World Cup debut given the turmoil the men's program has historically endured.
The US men's national soccer team scored 4 goals — a record for a single match — in its World Cup opener against Paraguay.
The Knicks have only lost 3 games all postseason and have come back from 20-point fourth-quarter deficits twice. Howard Bryant compares them to the 2004 Red Sox — a team where everything just works, and a title feels written in the stars.
The New York Knicks have not won an NBA title in 53 years and are one win away from ending that drought in the 2026 Finals.
