AXIOS (Bob Gee) - U.S. routs Paraguay 4-1 in World Cup opener
The U.S. dominated Paraguay 4-1 Friday night in the World Cup debut for the co-hosts. - It was a better performance than U.S. fans could have hoped for . State of play: The U.S. men's national team, playing in front of a loud, pro-U.S crowd in Los Angeles, were aggressive from start to finish. - The four goals — two from striker Folarin Balogun, one from midfielder Gio Reyna, and an own goal by Paraguayan defender Damian Bobadilla — were the most tallied by a U.S. men's team in a World Cup. The intrigue: American players showed the creativity, crisp passing and kind of nifty one-on-one moves that U.S. fans have been accustomed to seeing from traditional soccer powerhouses in Europe and South America. Threat level: Paraguay resorted…