At 3 a.m. on November 26, in Group B of the World Cup group stage, the highlight match was played between England and the United States, at the Bayit Stadium. Earlier, England's 6-2 victory over Asian brother Iran in the first round shocked the world with as many as four goals, and the team was in hot form. The United States, on the other hand, faced European powerhouse Wales, relying on a goal from Timothy Weah, who struggled to draw and failed to take advantage, and the team's strength was limited. Now that England meets the United States, the Three Lions have the certainty of qualifying ahead of schedule when facing opponents with limited overall strength.
England plays against the United States, the world ranking shows that England ranks 5th in the world, while the United States only ranks 16th in the world, and the European powerhouse opens the Central and North American powerhouse 11th. In terms of value, England's entire team is as high as 1.26 billion euros, while the United States only has 277 million euros, and they were completely thrown off by the Three Lions. The historical record shows that since 1994, the two sides have met in the last five times, England has won 4 wins and 1 draw, remaining unbeaten, and the European giants are once again in the upper hand, with the last three games England playing 2-0, 1-1, 3-0. Now meeting again, Southgate is eager to lead LinkedIn Gran to continue his record and set a 28-year unbeaten run against the United States.
On the English side
From the semi-finals of the last World Cup to the runners-up of the last European Championship, England have made significant progress in recent tournaments, and the youth team under Southgate has gradually improved. Although England were not favourites to win the World Cup before the start of the World Cup, after the first round, the Three Lions will definitely move up a few notches. After all, they went 6-2 in the first round, the biggest victory England has ever won in a major tournament (World Cup and European Championships). In this competition, Saka scored twice and was named the best of the match by FIFA; Bellingham, who opened the scoring record, became the second youngest player in England's history to score a World Cup goal; Kane became the first player in England to provide a single assist double in a World Cup match.
In addition, according to statistics, the English players who scored in this game are all scoring World Cup goals for the first time, and the players are very excited. And England's possession rate throughout the game is more than 70%, the pass success rate is as high as 90%, the corner ratio is 8-0, and 6 goals are scored in 7 shots in 13 shots, which can be said to crush Iran. After the first round of the group stage, according to foreign media forecasts, England's group qualification probability is as high as 90.96%, and the probability of first place qualification is 72.04%. A big win isn't just about getting three points, but more importantly, it's about boosting the team's confidence. Especially in England, which is dominated by young players, dare to fight and fight and self-confidence, the performance of England's young talents in this game is worthy of the expectations of all fans around the world.
On the American side
Compared with baseball, football and basketball, football is far less popular and popular in the United States, but even so, the standard of football in the United States is not low. Since 1990, the United States has qualified for six consecutive World Cups, and after missing the 2018 World Cup in Russia, they reappear on the stage of the final round in Qatar. However, compared with Hao Qiang, there are still not many famous stars in the United States, except for a few people such as Christian Pulisic and McKennie, other players in the squad are not famous, and their strength can only be regarded as ordinary. In the group stage opener against Wales, the United States eventually drew thanks to a goal from striker Timothy Weah.
But they only had six shots on goal and only one on target, and getting one point was lucky. It is worth mentioning that as the son of former football star and current Liberian President George Weah, Timothy Weah contributed 4 goals in 26 games for the United States, and the last game was his World Cup debut, which contributed to the team, as a post-00 generation, Timothy Weah's match with England's proud sons is also interesting. However, the overall performance of the United States in recent months has not been ideal, including friendly matches and the Central American Nations League, and the team has only defeated Super Grenada in the last six competitions. Facing the fiery England in such a state, the United States may be inevitable to lose this battle. #Football##世界杯 #