Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro once again voiced his ​disdain for World Cup hydration breaks on Wednesday, calling for them to be used only in ‌special cases to prevent matches from becoming games of four quarters.

The United States men's national soccer team began group play against Paraguay with a dominating performance, winning 4-1.

Gio Reyna scored a goal in stoppage time that sealed the United States’ 4-1 win over Paraguay.

Telemundo had to restate its viewership figures because of what it called “Nielsen’s revised data.” As a result, the network’s audience measurement fell to 7 million viewers. On the same day, a Fox spokesperson confirmed to The Inquirer that the network’s viewership figures are for broadcast windows longer than just the game itself.

Socceroo Jackson Irvine has backed the decision by Fifa to send players off for covering their mouths when they speak, after Paraguay winger Miguel Almirón was given a historic red card against Turkey.