Wales, which has so far only participated in the 58 World Cup in Sweden, He made the pass to Qatar in almost painful fashion, after defeating Austria in the European Key (2-1), in the first place; Before they guarantee, at least, in the decisive match and against Ukraine, their qualification to the final stage. He did it thanks to the three goals scored, in those two matches, by the former Tottenham and Real Madrid star. who also played a great role in the final of the North American professional championship, Major League Soccer (MLS), which his team, Los Angeles FC, won after another Gareth goal forced a penalty shootout that would lead to the tournament’s first title. California club history. To further delight Magic Johnson, NBA legend and co-owner.
Bale – a five-time Champions League winner with Madrid (although in the last game he only appeared in seven minutes and in two matches) – knows his rivals well, because since June he has been playing in the North American League and despite only eight of the American internationals playing in the League MLS, and the rest do it in Europe. s Two members of the USA team, both midfielders, are doing it in Spain: Luca de la Torre, at Celta, and Younes Musa, from Valencia..
The United States, who, oddly enough, played the semi-finals of the first World Cup to be held, in Uruguay and in 1930, will play their eleventh final stage of the tournament, last played eight years earlier, in Brazil. your limiter, Greg Berhalter, claims that on their “best day” they can “beat anyone in the world”. “To anyone. It’s a great honor to play in the World Cup, but we’re not just participating. We want to compete,” added Berhalter, who was surprised by the call from Fulham’s Tim Ream, who overcame physical problems that kept him off the field for months. A measure of international experience is DeAndre Yedlin, defender for Inter Miami, with 75 caps.
In the US team, the former Barcelona star stands out Serginho Dest (Inter Milan), Christian Pulisic (52 appearances, 21 goals), Chelsea striker.; Also forwards are Giovanni Reina (Borussia Dortmund) – son of American football legend Claudio Reina – and Tim Weah (Lil), son of George Weah, 1995 Ballon d’Or winner and current president of Liberia.
Wells is basically Bill; Eager to try to replicate the good picture given in the 2016 European Cup, his team reached the semi-finals, where they fell to Portugal, the eventual winners of the tournament. “It’s a great feeling. As a kid I dreamed of seeing Wales at the World Cup. I’m right where I want to be. I’m ready for the first game. We trained hard last week. We have no excuses. We put our hearts into training and tomorrow’s match day,” he said. The Welsh striker this Sunday in the pre-match press conference, where his team will lose at the last minute Joe Allen who has suffered an injury and will not play the first match.
But the team led by Rob Page – Ryan Giggs’ replacement – is something else. It also has figures for another veteran’s standing, Aaron Ramsey – now in Nice – and Neco WilliamsLeft winger for Nottingham Forest FC. Without forgetting Ben Davies, the heart of the English defense of Tottenham Hotspur; Which, out of curiosity, gave a press conference in Wales for the first time in the history of the World Cup.
Like England – the other team from the United Kingdom, which will also be supported by Prince William, heir to the British crown – Wales has joined the “One Love” initiative, so, just like Harry Kane with the “Three Lions”, Bale will wear a rainbow bracelet in his confrontation with the United States .
United State: Turner, Dest, Zimmerman, Ream or Carter-Vickers, Robinson; Reyna, Adams; Pulisic, McKinney; Sargent Wright.
welshWard, Roberts, Rodon, Davies, Neco Williams; Ampadu, Johnson, Ramsey; Bill, James and Moore.
Referee: Roni Abdul Rahman Al Jassim (Qatar).
stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Al-Rayyan
Time: 20:00 (Spain time).
