The United States, fueled by goals from Gio Reyna and Folarin Balogun, beat Paraguay 2-1 on Saturday in a clash of World Cup-bound teams marred by a stoppage time brawl.

Balogun scored the game-winner in the 71st minute in a match that had been tied since the 10th.

Mauricio Pochettino's men had successfully held off a determined late assault by Paraguay when things suddenly turned ugly in injury time.

Paraguay's Gustavo Gomez had picked up the ball for a throw-in when American Alex Freeman apparently disagreed and tried to grab it. A shoving match ensued with players rushing in from both sides.

Unused Paraguay substitute Omar Alderete was shown a red card and US midfielder Cristian Roldan and Paraguay's Junior Alonso each received a yellow as order was restored and the final minutes pl

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