USA take on the visitors Wales in the group stage round 1 match of FIFA World Cup. The match will be played on Monday, November 21st at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Al Rayyan).
USA national team gradually established itself among the regulars, if not giants, of the world championships. And even there they made their way to the quarterfinal round. Against this background, not going to Russia in 2018 looked like one of the loudest sensations of that selection. And, given the real level of competition in CONCACAF, the Stars and Stripes simply did not have a realistic chance to repeat that “achievement”. Even though Canada “shot” and “El Three” did not go anywhere, the region still received 3 direct tickets, and it was the “Yankees” who closed this top three. Yes, it seems that they overtook the Costa Ricans only in additional indicators, gaining the same number of points. But in fact, the wards of Gregg Berchhalter issued a pass to Qatar ahead of schedule, which is why they allowed themselves to relax in the last round. In any case, now the group stage is short-lived, and the regulations are traditionally harsh, so it would be necessary to start scoring points in this confrontation from the start.
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Wales national team can be considered a kind of "ugly duckling" of national football. The application includes players from AFC Wimbledon, Luton, Swindon, Portsmouth, MK Dons - clubs that are original, even glorious, but often play not even in the Championship! Yes, it's all mixed up with the Welsh stars, but the leaders of the "dragons" are already in decline, and it's not for nothing that Aaron Ramsey got a job only in Nice, and Bale completely finishes playing in MLS. But all this does not prevent the team from being combat-ready together and giving, if not a nice football, then a result. Yes, at last year's Euro they did not repeat the success of 2016, but still left the group. And then they managed to knock out both Austria in March and Ukraine in June in play-offs - there is a pass to the World Championship, where the country has not been represented since the distant 1958! Yes, after that the Nations League was failed (1 draw and 5 defeats). But, it seems that she simply did not have enough motivation.
These national teams have faced each other twice. In 2003, the United States confidently won 2-0. But the year before last, the parties gave a goalless draw. Bookmakers give a small but still advantage to the United States. But they seem to be wrong about that. Still, Wales have the ability to squeeze out the result at a key moment, and the experience of dealing with strong European opponents. So it’s worth betting on the Welsh with a handicap of “0”.
Prediction for the match: Wales to win with 0.0 handicap.
