<p>Arlington, United States: A third-minute goal from Christian Pulisic set the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/united-states">United States</a> on their way to a 2-0 victory over <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bolivia">Bolivia</a> in their Group C opener at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/copa-america">Copa America</a> on Sunday.</p><p>Folarin Balogun added the second shortly before half-time and while the tournament hosts pushed for more goals in the second half, they were unable to add to their tally.</p><p>"The message to the team is it's always important to win your first game," US coach Gregg Berhalter said.</p><p>"We talked about progressing our performance, improving our performance throughout the tournament, so I think it was a good starting point."</p><p>The US were aggressive right from the start against Bolivia, who have just one win in their last 31 Copa America matches.</p>.When footballers took a political stance.<p>A missed opportunity by Balogun in the first 20 seconds was soon forgotten when Pulisic scored a spectacular goal from the edge of the box, beating Bolivian keeper Guillermo Viscarra.</p><p>It was Pulisic's 30th goal in 69 international matches. His first came against Bolivia in May 2016.</p><p>The US doubled their lead in the 44th minute when Pulisic found Balogun and the striker ended his six-match goal drought in international matches with a low shot into the bottom corner.</p><p>The hosts continued their onslaught with Ricardo Pepi, who came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, denied four times by Viscarra.</p><p>"We tried to recover but of course, after the goal in minute three, it all went down the hill," Bolivia coach Antonio Carlos Zago told reporters.</p><p>"We should have competed a bit more, but we need to be aware that we had the host team in front of us. They are a strong national team, and I am really happy with the effort made by the players."</p><p>The US next face CONCACAF rivals Panama on Thursday in Atlanta, while Uruguay will take on Bolivia in New Jersey.</p>
<p>Arlington, United States: A third-minute goal from Christian Pulisic set the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/united-states">United States</a> on their way to a 2-0 victory over <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bolivia">Bolivia</a> in their Group C opener at the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/copa-america">Copa America</a> on Sunday.</p><p>Folarin Balogun added the second shortly before half-time and while the tournament hosts pushed for more goals in the second half, they were unable to add to their tally.</p><p>"The message to the team is it's always important to win your first game," US coach Gregg Berhalter said.</p><p>"We talked about progressing our performance, improving our performance throughout the tournament, so I think it was a good starting point."</p><p>The US were aggressive right from the start against Bolivia, who have just one win in their last 31 Copa America matches.</p>.When footballers took a political stance.<p>A missed opportunity by Balogun in the first 20 seconds was soon forgotten when Pulisic scored a spectacular goal from the edge of the box, beating Bolivian keeper Guillermo Viscarra.</p><p>It was Pulisic's 30th goal in 69 international matches. His first came against Bolivia in May 2016.</p><p>The US doubled their lead in the 44th minute when Pulisic found Balogun and the striker ended his six-match goal drought in international matches with a low shot into the bottom corner.</p><p>The hosts continued their onslaught with Ricardo Pepi, who came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, denied four times by Viscarra.</p><p>"We tried to recover but of course, after the goal in minute three, it all went down the hill," Bolivia coach Antonio Carlos Zago told reporters.</p><p>"We should have competed a bit more, but we need to be aware that we had the host team in front of us. They are a strong national team, and I am really happy with the effort made by the players."</p><p>The US next face CONCACAF rivals Panama on Thursday in Atlanta, while Uruguay will take on Bolivia in New Jersey.</p>