USMNT strolls past Bolivia as hosts open Copa América with a 2-0 win

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The U.S. men's national team got off to a winning start at the 2024 Copa América on Sunday, beating Bolivia 2-0 on first-half goals by Folarin Balogun and captain Christian Pulisic.

The U.S. men's national team is off to a winning start at the 2024 Copa América. The host country got first-half goals from captain Christian Pulisic and striker Folarin Balogun and kept Bolivia off the scoreboard on the way to a 2-0 victory over their South American opponents in front of 47,873 fans at AT&T Stadium in suburban Dallas. 'Happy with performance,' U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said afterward.

Pulisic took a pass from Reyna just inside the Bolivian half, raced forward and found Balogun to his left. The striker, who hadn't scored for the U.S. since October, took a touch to open up space and calmly slotted the ball into the side-netting with his weaker left foot. It was a huge goal for both Balogun and the USMNT. 'I think it was at a good moment,' Balogun said of his goal. 'We wanted to obviously create some security.

 

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