Katy Perry underwhelmed in her opening ceremony performance but that was the only sour note for the USA as they kicked off their World Cup campaign in style.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side thrashed Paraguay 4-1 after co-hosts Canada opened with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
USA led 3-0 at halftime and looked scintillating, with the injury to star man Christian Pulisic the only negative on the pitch.
Katy Perry’s performance was also widely criticised, so perhaps it was fortunate Aussies missed it as SBS failed to broadcast the opening ceremony.
However Australians will have taken note of the US display on the pitch, as they meet in Group D next week.
But first the Socceroos face Turkey on Sunday to begin their World Cup journey.
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