FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, November 21, 2022
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium · 43,418 att. · FOX

Match Report

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United States draw with Wales after late Gareth Bale penalty

The United States and Wales battled to a hard-fought, physical 1-1 draw in the teams' World Cup Group B opener in Qatar on Monday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
41.1
Possession
58.9
7
SHOTS
6
3
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
495
403
Passes
567
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
30
0.4
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
44
39
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
8
Interceptions
6
29
Effective Clearances
18
29
Clearances
18

Highlights

01:29 Why Pulisic should start on the bench vs. England Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

USA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Matt TurnerG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 3Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 5Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Sergiño DestRB
  6. 4Tyler AdamsCM
  7. 6Yunus MusahLM
  8. 8Weston McKennieRM
  9. 24Josh SargentF
  10. 10Christian PulisicLF
  11. 21Timothy WeahRF

WAL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Joe RodonCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5Chris MephamCD-R
  5. 8Harry WilsonCM-L
  6. 10Aaron RamseyCM-R
  7. 15Ethan AmpaduAM
  8. 3Neco WilliamsLM
  9. 14Connor RobertsRM
  10. 20Daniel JamesCF-L
  11. 11Gareth BaleCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Sergiño Dest (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Weston McKennie (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Goal! USA 1, Wales 0. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a through ball.
  4. 40' Gareth Bale (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Chris Mepham (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Dan James.
  7. 51' Tim Ream (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Weston McKennie because of an injury.
  9. 74' Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Josh Sargent.
  10. 74' Substitution, USA. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Sergiño Dest.
  11. 75' Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah because of an injury.
  12. 79' Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Neco Williams.
  13. 82' Goal! USA 1, Wales 1. Gareth Bale (Wales) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  14. 88' Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Timothy Weah.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Harry Wilson because of an injury.
  16. 90'+5' Substitution, Wales. Joe Morrell replaces Ethan Ampadu because of an injury.
  17. 90'+10' Kellyn Acosta (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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