Los Angeles: In the first half of the FIFA World Cup match between the United States and Paraguay, Damien Bobadilla of Paraguay mistakenly put the ball into his team’s net, giving the United States a chance to take a 1-0 lead.
This event did not happen for the first time with the American team. On June 22, 1994, a match was played between the USA and the favorite Colombia in the soccer world cup.
Andre Escobar tried to clear the cross from the American player John Harkes in the 35th minute of the game, but the ball went into the net of his team.
As a result of this defeat, Colombia did not advance, tragically, goalscorer Andre Escobar was killed after returning home.
In the match that was played between the United States and Paraguay in Los Angeles, the American team took a three-zero lead in the first half of the game.
America took the lead when Paraguayan player Boba Dela scored an own goal, and the second goal was scored by American player Belogan, seconds before the end of the first half, Belogan scored his second goal and the third goal.
The USA’s fourth goal in the match was scored by Giovanni Reyna in the last moments, and with the same goal, the match ended with a 4-1 victory for the USA.
In the second half, the Paraguayan team was able to overcome the deficit of one goal, this goal was scored by Marcio in the 73rd minute.
