Team USA is one of the strongest teams in North and Central America. In terms of the number of titles, they are second only to the Mexican national team. They are ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings. The US team is estimated at 212 million euros and this figure corresponds to the 18th place out of 32 teams participating in the tournament. Team USA secured participation in the 2022 World Cup by finishing third.
2022 World Cup USA Team Roster
- Goals: Ethan Horvath (Luton Town), Sean Johnson (New York City), Matt Turner (Arsenal).
- Defenders: two from Fulham – Tim Rome and Anthony Robinson, Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Serginho Dest (Milan), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Shaq Moore (Nashville), Joe Scully (Borussia), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami) and Walker Zimmerman (Nashville).
- Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Kellin Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club), Tyler Adams (Leeds), Luca de la Torre (Celta), Weston McKenny of Juventus, Yunus Musa of Valencia and Christian Roldan (Seattle Sounders).
- Forwards: Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Gio Reina (Borussia Dortmund), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Tim Weah of French side Lille and Hadji Wright from Turkish Antalyaspor.
Team USA is one of the strongest teams in North and Central America. In terms of the number of titles, they are second only to the Mexican national team. They are ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings. The US team is estimated at 212 million euros and this figure corresponds to the 18th place out of 32 teams participating in the tournament.
Team USA secured their participation in the 2022 World Cup by finishing third in their qualifying group. The United States will take part in the World Cup for the 11th time.
Following the draw in Qatar, the US team was drawn into Group B along with England, Iran and Wales.
The Americans will go to the 2022 World Cup led by their coach Gregg Berhalter. Berhalter is a coach with a gaming background. He played for the national team as a defender. At the end of his football career, he played for such clubs as the German Energie Cottbus and Munich 1860, and the American Los Angeles Galaxy. In 2018, he was named head coach of the US national team. Together with the team, Berhalter has already achieved good results: the winner of the Nations League of his continent 2019/20, the winner of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 and the silver medalist of the Gold Cup 2019.
National team titles
The best achievement of the world championships, the US team is reaching the semi-finals of the tournament in 1930. In the first World Cup, the Americans were third. At the 2002 World Championships, held in the Republic of Korea and Japan, the US team reached the quarterfinals and lost to Germany 1:0. At the home championship in 1994, the Americans could only reach the 1/8, where they lost to Brazil 1:0.
Participation in the Olympic Games in 1904 brought the result in the form of silver and bronze medals.
At the Confederations Cup in 1999 there was 3rd place, and in 2009 the USA took 2nd place.
At the CONCACAF Gold Cup: 7 times champions, 6 times silver medalists and twice bronze.
In 2020, they became the champions of the CONCACAF Nations League.
Interesting American Football Facts
The first match of the US team, within North America, took place in 1885 in Newark.
Team USA’s biggest win was against Barbados in 2008. The match ended with the score 8:0.
The biggest defeat of the US team was in a match against Norway in 1948. The game ended with the score 11:0.
Team USA, along with Mexico and Canada, will host the 2026 World Cup.
Team USA, along with Mexico and Canada, will host the 2026 World Cup.Two goalscorers of the US national team were recognized as the best at once: Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan. As part of the national team, both players scored 57 goals each and both have already retired.
What chances does the US have in the 2022 World Cup? Bets and Predictions
At the time of the start of the championship, Fonbet bookmakers distributed places in group B, with odds:
- England – 1.36
- USA – 6.70
- Wales – 8.00
- Iran – 20.00
At first glance, it would not be difficult for the US team to take 2nd place in Quartet B, however, the 2022 World Cup brought the Americans together again with the Iranian team. Then, politics intervened in the 1998 World Cup, and the main task of the Iranians in the tournament was to defeat the US team. It is worth noting that Iran coped with its task. There are no guarantees that the Iranian national team will change its priorities at this World Cup.
The Americans increase their chances of success thanks to the skillful player of the national team. There are no world-class stars in the team, but many footballers play quite successfully in European clubs. There are several players in the team:
- Christian Pusilic is the captain and forward of the US national team. He plays for English Chelsea. The most expensive soccer player in America. With Chelsea, he won the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League, the 2021 UEFA Super Cup and the 2021 Club World Cup. With the national team, he won the 2019/20 COCACAF Nations League. The young athlete has every chance to become an American football legend.
- Tyler Adams is a midfielder for the English national team and club Leeds United. Member of the national team since 2017. Was supposed to compete at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup but missed it due to injury. Winner of the League of Nations CONCACAF 2019\20.
- Weston McKenny is a midfielder for the Italian national team and club Juventus. Winner of the Italian Cup and Super Cup 2020/21. He has been playing for the national team since 2017 and won the 2019/20 CONCACAF Nations League.
- Jordan Morris is a forward for the Seattle Sounders and the American football team. He became the champion of MLS 2016, 2019. As part of the national team, he won the CONCACAF Nations League 2017, was recognized as the top scorer of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017, scoring 3 goals in the tournament.
A team from America is not a contender for prizes, but for its victory, Fonbet bookmakers give a coefficient of 100.
Will the US make it to the playoffs?
The main favorite of Quartet B and the entire championship is the England team, which should take 1st place in the group. The US team will not be able to move the British, but it is quite possible to reach the playoffs from second place.
At the beginning of the championship, BC Fonbet evaluates the chances of reaching the playoffs:
- England – 1 to 1.04
- USA – 1 to 1.95
- Wales – 1 to 2.10
- Iran – 1 to 4.80
How will the US perform in the playoffs?
The 1/8 final match can push the Americans and the Dutch. The Netherlands national team is one of the strongest teams in Europe and has a good chance of becoming, if not a winner, then at least a prize winner.
The chances of reaching the quarterfinals for the USA are 1 to 7, and for the Netherlands team – 1 to 1.85. It is very likely that at this stage the Americans will finish participating in the championship.
For the further promotion of the US team in the tournament, Fonbet gives odds: for the semi-final – 15.00, and for participation in the final – 50.00.
