Folarin Balogun, who could have played for England or Nigeria, scores 2 for US in World Cup debut
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun could have played for any one of three countries. He chose the United States, and it paid off with a splashy World Cup debut on home soil.
Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports’ most heated rivalries.
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The four teams in Group D competing to move forward to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2026 are the United States (14), Paraguay (39), Australia (26), and Turkey (22).
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As of Thursday evening, the United States has become the epicenter of the coronavirus with the number of cases confirmed surpassing Italy and China.