LOS ANGELES - On the surface, the US opening 4-1 win over Paraguay was a statement. Folarin Balogun's first-half brace, Weston McKennie's de

LOS ANGELES - On the surface, the US opening 4-1 win over Paraguay was a statement. Folarin Balogun's first-half brace, Weston McKennie's deflected opener, and Christian Pulisic pulling the strings - everything the co-hosts could have hoped for in front of 70,000 fans.But if you build sports models (as ), you know the scoreline is never the full story. Let's dig deeper.The xG storyAccording to the stats, the US generated roughly 2.1 xG in the first half alone - Balogun's second goal alone was roughly 0.68 xG, a genuinely high-quality chance created by Malik Tillman's through ball. But their second-half...