USA vs. Wales Odds

Group B
Mon, 21st Nov - 19:00
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Wales qualified for the World Cup for the first time for 64 years after defeating Ukraine 1-0 in Cardiff in June and will open their campaign here against the USA. Not all markets are available at the time of writing but it looks like USA will be slight favourites heading into this one.

The USA stuttered into World Cup qualification after finishing third in the CONCACAF standings behind Canada and Mexico. They won just half of their games and suffered losses to Costa Rica, Canada and Panama. Notable English based players include Chelsea's Christian Pulisic, Norwich's Josh Sergeant and Man City's back up keeper Zack Stefan, who is number one for the USMNT. 

Wales had a superb qualification campaign, finishing second in group E behind then number one in the world Belgium. This gave them the advantage of a place in the playoff finals against the winner of Scotland and Ukraine. After the Tartan Army were despatched by the war torn nation, Wales faced the victors at Cardiff in June and won 1-0 thanks to an Andriy Yarmolenko own goal, securing Wales a place at football's biggest stage for the first time since 1958.

The two sides have met just twice in international competition. The first fixture was in 2003 in San Jose. Goals by Landon Donovan and Eddie Lewis saw the US stroll to a 2-0 victory. 

The most recent fixture was played in Swansea in 2020, where a young USMNT drew 0-0 with their welsh counterparts.