Daily News | U.S.-Wales World Cup prediction: It’s time to see how good the USMNT actually is
, which have their country as a remarkably strong favorite: +135 to Wales’ +230 as of Sunday night, with a tie at +200. The Welsh squad has chemistry, defensive steel, and plenty of its own motivation for its first men’s World Cup apperance since 1958.Viewer's guide for Monday's World Cup games: England-Iran, Senegal Netherland and U.S.-Wales
I’ve watched the U.S. players grow individually and collectively since the failure for the ages five years ago. This squad undoubtedly has more talent than any in the modern era, and manager Gregg Berhalter has repaired the chemistry that Jürgen Klinsmann shattered. But consider this stat with all the others you’ll hear before Monday’s kickoff . This country’s men’s national soccer team has playedsince its debut in 1930, and it has won just eight. Only twice has it won more than once in one World Cup: that first edition, and 20 years ago.
I’ll believe the 2022 edition can win a game on a stage this big when I see it. And having not seen it yet, I’m not yet willing to believe.
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