The day after the opening of the Qatar Cup, the United States and Wales debut in the tournament. The teams face each other this Monday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium, in Group B, which also includes England and Iran.
This will be the first duel between the two countries in the history of the Cups. The only clashes between them were two friendlies: United States 2 x 0 Wales, in 2003, in California (USA); and Wales 0 x 0 United States, in a match played in 2020, in the city of Swansea, in Wales.
The United States arrives for the debut of the World Cup with players without ideal physical conditions. According to coach Gregg Berhalter, midfielder McKennie and right-back Dest are unlikely to play for 90 minutes against Wales. The commander also announced that the captain of the team will be defensive midfielder Adams, who is only 23 years old.
Berhalter should use a 4-3-3, but has doubts in attack. Weah should start playing on the right wing, but midfielders Aaronson and Reyna run outside. As a striker, Jesús Ferreira competes with Sargent. Pulisic, national team and Chelsea star, is confirmed.
The Welsh, coached by Robert Page, go into the debut with the team practically on the tip of the tongue. The formation is 3-4-3, with the star Gareth Bale on the right wing. The only doubt lies in the physical condition of the experienced defensive midfielder Joe Allen, who had been training separately to recover from a thigh injury. Allen should play, but if he is not in the starting lineup, Ampadu migrates from the defense to his place in the midfield and Mepham takes the place of defender.
Both countries to score – Yes
Certainly, it should be a very interesting and eventful match, Wales’ last games have seen many goals, and the team has a style of play that attacks, but also allows the opponent to play. Therefore, it is likely that both teams will score goals in this match.
Total goals – over 2.5 goals
Thus, to close the bets, as mentioned earlier, a match with many goals is expected. The Wales style of play proposes attacking football, but also allows the opponent to attack. Therefore, it is likely that the duel will exceed the average of 2.5 goals.
