USA edge Paraguay on Bobby Wood penalty as Tim Weah debuts

• Bobby Wood converts a Tyler Adams-won penalty in USA’s 1-0 win
  
• Marky Delgado, Andriya Novakovich and Tim Weah earn first caps
• USA 1-0 Paraguay: international soccer friendly – as it happened

Tim Weah made his US debut, Bobby Wood scored on a penalty kick and the Americans beat Paraguay 1-0 in an exhibition Tuesday night for their first win in three games under interim coach Dave Sarachan.

Weah, the 18-year-old son of Liberian president and 1995 Fifa player of the year George Weah, entered in the 86th minute and was pulled down three minutes later by Derlin Gonzalez. Weah made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain on 3 March, less than two weeks after his birthday, and the midfielder became the first player born in the 2000s to play for the US national team.

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