The World Cup begins this evening for the US men’s national team as they will take on Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. It’s been over 30 years since the last US World Cup match on home soil. My California Report colleague Keith Mizuguchi is in Los Angeles and will be at SoFi stadium tonight. He joins us now. Hey Keith.

The World Cup begins this evening for the US men&rsquo;s national team as they will take on Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. It&rsquo;s been over 30 years since the last US World Cup match on home soil. My California Report colleague Keith Mizuguchi is in Los Angeles and will be at SoFi stadium tonight. He joins us now. Hey Keith.

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World Cup Kicks Off in LA, Fans Celebrate

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The U-S Men’s Soccer Team takes the field this evening at SoFi Stadium for their opening World Cup match. They’ll be taking on Paraguay.


It’s the first time the U-S has hosted the global event since 1994. Cobi Jones was a midfielder for that 1994 team, before starring with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy.


Jones spoke with my California Report colleague Keith Mizuguchi about his experiences in 1994.

The U-S Men&rsquo;s Soccer Team takes the field this evening at SoFi Stadium for their opening World Cup match. They&rsquo;ll be taking on Paraguay. It&rsquo;s the first time the U-S has hosted the global event since 1994. Cobi Jones was a midfielder for that 1994 team, before starring with Major League Soccer&rsquo;s LA Galaxy. Jones spoke with my California Report colleague Keith Mizuguchi about his experiences in 1994.

World Cup Kicks Off in LA, Fans Celebrate

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