The Americans are a long shot to beat Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane & Co. It’s no secret. It could even be a good thing. After all, it’s long been the role the USMNT has felt more comfortable in.
youth system. Musah also captained England’s under-18 team before a call from Berhalter convinced him to rep his birth nation instead .
Facing Wales in the opener was good preparation, too. While England has more talent than its U.K. neighbor, Musah suggested that the off-the-charts intensity and physicality are similar. They also know the opportunity at hand. Beating England would all but assure the Americans’ passage to the knockout stage, but that’s only part of it. Toppling one of the faves in front of what could be record-setting streaming and Television viewership on Thanksgiving weekend would capture the imagination of the country’s mainstream sports fans and lure America onto the bandwagon of a humble, exciting, wholly likable squad. A tie would work, too. Either way, the U.S. isn’t in a bad spot.
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