The at least 2, 000 people who had gathered in the Pasadena Civic Center's square defied the 85-degree heat and made their way home to celebrate the team's 4-1 victory over a safe and ineffective Paraguay in its 2026 FIFA World Cup debut with great fanfare.

Katie Colburn, a visitor from Florida who attended the Stars and Stripes team's game against the" Albirroja" led by the Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, known as the" Utopia Hunter," was cautioned against saying" We have a chance to reach the final," a term that could also be used to describe any project or ideal system that seems very challenging to achieve in practice.

Some food stalls selling hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, and burritos were arranged strategically throughout the small plaza on Green Street, surrounded by them all for exorbitantly high costs.

Andrés Jiménez, a resident of Pasadena, remarked," I paid$ 18 for a hamburger. The good thing was that I brought my own pints because they would blow you out of your experience here.

The United States put a lot of pressure on a crouching Guaran team right away, but it didn't take long to react to the team's severe bodily display, which was led by Brazilian Mauricio Pochettino. Julio César" La Joya" Enciso saved the South Americans from complete embarrassment by lowering the report to 3-1 until the 72nd moment.

Donald Trump's critics

The same American fans, however, criticized the" criminal" care that the governmental authorities, who had implemented a number of anti-immigration and safety measures that have had an impact on hundreds of people, even players, gave the delegations of Senegal and Uzbekistan.

Greg Samarge, a selling representative, was accompanied by his wife Natalie, their kids Lucas and Román, and the Trump administration's actions were "irrational and unacceptable. "

We haven't welcomed the outside world or the extremists from nations that the government considers to be poor. They are necessary to be present, as Americans do. What they did is abhorrent.

His fellow citizen of Glendora, Michael Chamsfodine, criticized what they have done to him as "waste. " He criticized the non-terrorist regional team. What they did is "politically terrible"

Two days prior to the game, James Soto and his six-year-old child Zidane arrived at the Pasadena Civic Center and had to withstand the intense first heat, which was about 85 degrees, but the sports group managed to have a refreshing summer weather.

a football player who prevents stones

“I would like the United States to win 4-1, with two goals from Christian Pulisic, one from Weston McKennie and the other from Folarin Balogun.” His wishes were doubly fulfilled by Balogun.

Since before the opening whistle, the confidence of American fans was focused on the national team's star, Christian Pulisic, who plays for AC Milan in Italy, and on the fast Folarin Balogun, the latter scoring two goals.

“Pulisic is the kind of player who can break down opposing defensive blocks,” Soto said.

Curiously, the esplanade of the Pasadena Civic Center was also filled with Hispanic families, wearing the jersey of the Mexican national team.

“Mexico already won, and now we have to support the country where I was born,” said Luis Coronado, son of David and María Coronado. She was originally from Veracruz, Mexico and her father was from El Salvador.

However, it was not all sweetness and joy, as his wife Luisa complained about the food prices that expanded along Green Street.

She bought just a small box of fries with chicken, a burrito, three glasses of water and a michelada, for which she had to pay $90.00.

“Everything is very expensive,” said Luisa Coronado.

This is how the atmosphere was in Pasadena:

The psychological impact of the United States

With the United States flag on his back, Honduran Christian Moore told La Opinión that, based on the performance of the United States team, he would not be surprised if it reached the round of 16 of the World Cup.

“I've seen some of the United States' games and the team plays with confidence, although they owe us more goals,” said the public services employee in the city of Monterey Park, originally from San Pedro Sula.

His initial prediction was a 2-1 victory for the United States, and he was surprised by the 3-0 score in the first 45 minutes of the match held before 70,494 spectators at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, although he acknowledged that the Albirroja lost control and spirit from the 7th minute, due to Damián Bobadilla's own goal.

“I never understood why Paraguay continued to lock in the defense after the own goal or when they lost 2-0,” analyzed Costa Rican Carlos Maroto for whom the United States performed impeccably.

“It was surprising that they didn't wait to tie up Paraguay and that they came out so offensive and didn't let them touch the ball for a long time,” he added. “For now they have a huge psychological impact due to the resounding victory, I hope the physical aspect reaches them, because it was only the first game.”

There were no incidents during the football party. Seven elements of the Pasadena Police Department were enough to control order.

The first day of Group D is completed this Saturday with the meeting between the Australian and Turkish teams.

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