The United States launched their World Cup campaign in commanding fashion, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 in a performance that has been hailed as one of the greatest in USMNT history.

From the opening whistle, the Americans controlled proceedings with a style and authority rarely seen from the side at a World Cup. The margin of victory and the manner of it left little doubt that this was a statement performance on the global stage.

The result immediately drew comparisons to the most celebrated moments in United States football history, with many observers placing this display among the finest the program has ever produced at a World Cup.