The USA enter the World Cup on the back of a qualifying campaign where they finished behind Canada and Mexico. Even though Canada and Costa Rica defeated the United States in qualifying this year, that may be seen as pretty unimpressive. However, making the final 32 makes up for not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup at all. The USA team, which was placed second in Group B, will be confident that they can advance to the round of 16 at the World Cup after being paired with England, Wales, and Iran. Matt Turner, Zack Steffen, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Antonee Robinson, Chris Richards, Tyler Adams, Malik Tillman, Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson, and Josh Sargent are regular squad players who play on British soil. While Gio Reyna of Borussia Dortmund and Weston McKennie of Juventus both have impressive resumes, Pulisic is the prominent name up top.
As a result of American Leeds manager Jesse Marsch giving Adams and Aaronson consistent game time, the USA has youth, cunning, and grit across the team. The Yorkshire team has been having trouble lately, but earlier this season, their hard-pressing style was praised. The illustration below demonstrates how Adams serves as Leeds’ main goal-scoring threat in the middle of the pitch, excelling at winning 50/50 duels and regaining possession before igniting his side’s offense.
In his native country, where he is known as Captain America, Pulisic became well-known at Borussia Dortmund before moving for £57.6 million to Chelsea in 2019. The striker was widely seen as the ideal replacement for Eden Hazard, who left Stamford Bridge that summer after seven productive years at the club to sign a £130 million megadeal with Real Madrid. The kid showed flashes of Hazardesque magic and went on a few hot runs, but injuries prevented him from playing regularly for the first team. Over the previous three full seasons, the American had mostly played supporting roles.
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