CHESTER, Pa. -- For years, the general feeling of the U.S. men's national team was that they were on the right track, and if they had a striker who could finish chances, they'd reach a new level. Fast forward, and Folarin Balogun has now scored in three games in a row while starting for the USMNT, leading the charge in a 2-1 victory over Paraguay on Saturday.

During the first half of play, Balogun only had eight touches, the second fewest of any player except USMNT keeper Matt Freese. But when the ball came to him in the second half, Balogun was ready to put the USMNT ahead, and that's just what he'll need to do at the World Cup. For the best strikers in the world, no one cares how much they touch the ball during a match, only what they do with it, especially when they're pressing re

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