The United States defeated Paraguay 2–1 in an International Friendly on 15 November, with the hosts controlling the match through a 3–4–2–1 formation that restricted their South American opponents to limited clear-cut chances. Despite matching Paraguay's eight shots, the USMNT's clinical finishing proved decisive; they registered four shots on target to Paraguay's three and generated an expected goals advantage of 1.53 to 0.52. The American goalkeeper made a 50 per cent save rate on 2.0 post-shot expected goals conceded, though contributed no additional value above expected performance. Folarin Balogun scored one of the hosts' two goals in what represented a comfortable victory built on superior shot quality rather than dominance in territory. The result offers the USMNT momentum heading into their next competitive fixture.