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The biggest World Cup ever starts early Saturday, with co-hosts USA facing a tough Paraguay side. Mauricio Pochettino's USA team, top seeds in Group D, play Paraguay at 2am BST at Los Angeles Stadium. Paraguay, in their first World Cup since 2010, conceded just 10 goals in qualifying, showing their strong defence.
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