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USMNT Soccer Headlines
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The best betting sites have the USA priced around 10000 to win the World Cup in 2022.
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The matches against Wales and Iran are the key to progressing from Group B.
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The USMNT side will be heavily reliant on Chelsea star Cristian Pulisic for goals.
USMNT Manager
Appointed in late 2018 team manager Greg Berhalter has achieved his first major task in getting the country to the World Cup Finals.
Group B Betting Odds & Matches
If the USMNT win the group they will play the second-place team in Group A which could be Senegal or Ecuador according to the betting.
If the team finishes second, they could meet the Netherlands, the favourites to win Group A.
Depending on how the US progress they will play their first knockout game on the 3rd or 4th of December.
Below are the odds for the opening game for The USA, who take on Wales on Monday 21st November
USA Opening Match
Dates of USA Group Matches
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Monday, Nov. 21 | vs Wales |
| Friday, Nov. 25 | vs England |
| Tuesday, Nov. 29 | vs Iran |
History of USA V Wales, England, Iran Matches
| vs Wales | vs England | vs Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly: 2003: Won 2-0 | World Cup 1950: Won 1-0 | World Cup 1998: Lost 2-1 |
| Friendly: 2020: Draw 0-0 | Friendly 1953: Lost 6-3 | Friendly 2000: Draw 1-1 |
| Friendly 1959: Lost 8-1 | ||
| Friendly 1964: Lost 10-0 | ||
| Friendly 1985: Lost 5-0 | ||
| USA Cup: 1993: Won 2-0 | ||
| Friendly 1994: Lost 2-0 | ||
| Friendly 2005: Lost 2-1 | ||
| Friendly 2008: Lost 2-0 | ||
| World Cup 2010: Draw 1-1 | ||
| Friendly 2018: Lost 3-0 |
USA Betting At The World Cup
There will be a host of soccer betting markets on individual matches at the Qatar World Cup in 2022.
The USA were unbeaten at home in their World Cup Qualifiers, however, on the road, they only won a single game and lost three and drew three.
Nigel Skinner- OLBG Betting Expert
World Cup Match Betting
- Full-Time Result
- Soccer Accumulator
- Normal Time Definition
- Total Goals, (Under/Over)
- Correct Score (CS)
- Half time/Full Time (HT/FT)
- First Goal Scorer (FGS)
- Last Goal Scorer (LGS)
- Half Time Result (HTR)
- Draw No Bet (DNB)
- Asian Handicap Betting (AH)
- Scorecast
Christain Pulisic
The Captain of the US Soccer team Christian Pulisic was the top scorer in securing qualification for the World Cup.
World Cup Tournament Betting
There will also be the World Cup Soccer tournament markets, these markets are already available in many sportsbooks as you can see below.
- Winner
- To Make The Final
- To Make The Semi-Final
- To Make The Quarter Final
- Top Goalscorer
Jesus Ferreira
The FC Dallas striker scored 4 goals against Grenada in the CONCACAF Nations League in June, he could be invaluable in Qatar.
Soccer Betting
On OLBG.com we have detailed articles on soccer betting including the types of bets available.
How To Place A World Cup Soccer Bet
Betting sites in the USA are growing in number as legal sports betting is approved on a state-by-state basis.
There are now more than 125 sportsbook and mobile betting apps accepting wagers legally across the 15 states which are live for legal online wagering.
At OLBG we only recommend legal sports betting sites.
Do not bet with offshore sportsbooks or illegal bookies; you will have no rights if they refuse to pay you!
Proposition Bets
We love proposition bets where the bet is placed on something happening or not happening. E.G Will a penalty be missed in the USA V Iran game? We can expect the sportsbooks to offer 000's of these during the World Cup 2022.
Placing A World Cup Bet
Check which sportsbook offers World Cup betting in your state.
We have a quick A-Z guide of states here.
Select the sportsbook of choice and then scroll down the index to find Soccer betting on their site
Look at the different World Cup matches or World Cup outright betting and click the selection.
Decide on how much you want to bet and then confirm your bet, you will be able to see the bet in the history section of your account.
USA World Cup Squad
Some decisions still need to be made in relation to the US soccer squad, but these players all look in contention.
| Goal | Defence | Midfield | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | Bello | Acosta | Aaronson |
| Steffen | Cannon | Adams | Arriola |
| Turner | Carter Vickers | De La Torre | Ferreira |
| Dest | Mckennie | Pulisic | |
| Long | Mihalovic | Reyna | |
| Robinson | Musah | Weir | |
| Zimmerman | Wright |
USA World Cup Qualification Statistics
US Players scored twenty goals in qualification, with one own goal (OG) in the home game against Costa Rica.
Goalscorers in Qualification
- C Pulisic 5
- R Pepi 3
- B Aaronson 2
- W Mckennie 2
- A Robinson 2
- W Zimmerman 1
- T Weah1
- S Dest 1
- S Lletget1
- P Arriola1
- J Ferreira 1
1st Half/2nd Half Goals
In qualifying, USMNT scored 8 goals in the 1st half and 13 goals in the second half.
USA Road To Qualification
| Date | Score | USA Scorers | ||
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| Sep-02 | El Salvador | 0–0 | United States | |
| Sep-05 | United States | 1–1 | Canada | Aaronson. |
| Sep-08 | Honduras | 1–4 | United States | A Robinson, Pepi, Aaronson, Lletget. |
| Oct-07 | United States | 2–0 | Jamaica | Pepi, Pepi. |
| Oct-10 | Panama | 1–0 | United States | |
| Oct-13 | United States | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Dest, OG. |
| Nov-12 | United States | 2–0 | Mexico | Pulisic, Mckennie. |
| Nov-16 | Jamaica | 1–1 | United States | Weah. |
| Jan-27 | United States | 1–0 | El Salvador | A Robinson. |
| Jan-30 | Canada | 2–0 | United States | |
| Feb-02 | United States | 3–0 | Honduras | Mckennie, Zimmerman, Pulisic. |
| Mar-24 | Mexico | 0–0 | United States | |
| Mar-27 | United States | 5–1 | Panama | Pulisic (Pen) Arriola, Ferreira, Pulisic, Pulisic (Pen) |
| Mar-30 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | United States | |
| W 7 D 4 L 3 |
World Cup Qualifying Final Table
| Position | Country | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Goals Scored | Goals Against | Final Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Mexico | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | USA | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Panama | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 11 |
| 7 | El Salvador | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| 8 | Honduras | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 4 |
USMNT World Cup History
The best performance by the USMNT was in 1930 when the country made the Semi-Finals.
The US has competed in ten World Cups, they missed out in Russia 2018 when they did not qualify.
USA World Cup Record
- Wins 8
- Draws 6
- Losses 19
| World Cup | Elimination |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Semi Final |
| 1934 | Round Of 16 |
| 1950 | Group Stage |
| 1990 | Group Stage |
| 1994 | Round Of 16 |
| 1998 | Group Stage |
| 2002 | Quarter Finals |
| 2006 | Group Stage |
| 2010 | Round Of 16 |
| 2014 | Round Of 16 |
| 2018 | Did Not Qualify |
Belgium 2014
Those of you with a good memory will remember the heartbreak of our last World Cup appearance when we were knocked out by Belgium in extra time.
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