Folarin Balogun: Nigerian with ‘British accent’ shines in landmark five-goal World Cup 2026 thriller
Pulse of the Day: Folarin Balogun starred as the USA beat Paraguay 4-1 in a historic World Cup opener, with the Monaco striker scoring twice in a dominant display.
🇺🇸💥 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗨𝗡 (𝟮𝟰) completely 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗗 Paraguay:
• 2 GOALS
• 5/9 Ground Duels Won
• 9 Carries
• 4x Fouled
• 5 Shots
• 33 Touches𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗢𝗣 👏 pic.twitter.com/m9VzUBuWcV
— Rising Stars XI (@RisingStarXI) June 13, 2026
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A reminder that Flo Balogun would not be on the US Men’s National Team if Trump’s birthright citizenship order was in place when he was born in NY. The first US man to score more than one goal in a World Cup match since the very first World Cup in 1930.
— Greg Siskind (@gsiskind) June 13, 2026
this folarin balogun is a nigerian with a british accent playing for the united states
— dracojeremy (@jeremyb___) June 13, 2026