Chiefs Heiress Gracie Hunt and Sister Ava Showed Up For Dominant Team USA Performance at the World Cup

Gracie Hunt flew to Los Angeles Friday night to watch Team USA open the World Cup – and the boys did not disappoint her.

It was the most goals America had ever scored in a World Cup match, and Gracie's grandfather built the league that made it possible.

What happened on that field in front of 70,000 screaming Americans is something even people who hate soccer need to hear about.

Balogun Made History 96 Years in the Making

The last American to score twice in a World Cup match was Bert Patenaude in 1930 – 96 years ago, at the inaugural tournament, against this same Paraguay side.

That's the entire American soccer story in two numbers: 1930 and 2026.

Ninety-six years of waiting for a striker who could actually finish on the biggest stage in the world.

Christian Pulisic – still the heart of this squad – set the table from minute one.

His pressure in the 7th minute forced a Paraguay own goal to open the scoring.

His pass in the 31st minute put Balogun in space for a first-time finish to make it 2-0.

Then Balogun came back for seconds right before halftime – found space in the channel, turned his defender, and curled one into the top corner with his weaker foot.

President Trump called the locker room before kickoff and told coach Mauricio Pochettino he thought this team had a real shot to go all the way.

After 45 minutes, it was hard to argue with him.

Gio Reyna Put an Exclamation Point on the Night

Paraguay got one back in the 73rd minute – a moment of lost concentration the U.S. will want to clean up.

But the answer came in stoppage time.

Gio Reyna – a player who played sparingly in 2022 and spent years watching his national team career go sideways – came off the bench and fired a trivela shot into the far corner from 17 yards out.

The outside of the right boot.

Top corner.

That's the goal coaches put on film and kids kick on fields across the country for the next decade.

"It's a dreamy night," Balogun said afterward – and that covered it.

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This Is Not the Soft Kneeling Squad That Made You Hate Soccer

Here's what conservatives who walked away from American soccer years ago need to understand.

This was not the squad that kneeled, pouted, and celebrated losing with moral-victory speeches.

This team attacked constantly.

They pressed. They ran down every ball. They were physical with opponents who expected a soft American squad to fold under pressure.

The 4-1 scoreline was the most goals the USMNT had ever scored in a single World Cup match – and the margin was the largest since those same 1930 Americans.

Head coach Mauricio Pochettino told the media afterward that the crowd at SoFi Stadium was the engine.

Seventy thousand red-white-and-blue Americans showed up and refused to let this team play soft.

That energy showed up on the pitch in ways that haven't been visible from these national team squads in years.

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The Hunt sisters – Gracie and Ava, granddaughters of the man who founded both the Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Soccer – were in the stands and weren't pretending to care like the Hollywood crowd around them.

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Lamar Hunt built this thing from nothing.

His granddaughters watched it reach the World Cup.

Next up for Team USA is Australia – Friday in Seattle, 3 p.m. ET.

After last night, you should be watching.

Sources:

• Staff Report, "Gio Reyna Goal Seals USA's 4-1 Win Over Paraguay," Bundesliga.com, June 12, 2026.
• Staff Report, "Folarin Balogun Makes USMNT History Not Seen in 96 Years vs. Paraguay," ClutchPoints, June 12, 2026.
• Staff Report, "Balogun Becomes First US Player Since 1930 to Net Multiple Goals in World Cup Game," The National Desk, June 12, 2026.
• Staff Report, "Mauricio Pochettino Leads USMNT to Record-Breaking World Cup Win vs. Paraguay," Athlon Sports, June 12, 2026.
• Staff Report, "USA Wins 4-1 Against Paraguay in Its First Match of 2026 FIFA World Cup," Fox Sports, June 12, 2026.