Who is the referee for England vs USA in the World Cup 2022 group B second game?
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions will be looking for the win that will mathematically secure a place in the next round against a young USMNT side.
Three Lions fans are buoyed by the positive news coming from the England camp with star striker Harry Kane fit to play in tonight’s Al Bayt clash against the US
Speaking to the media ahead of the Group B game, England stopper Jordan Pickford analysed the teams mood: “I think everyone is training really hard, everyone is here for a reason – to play football.”
The United States were not as ruthless, however, as they drew 1-1 with Wales.
Pickford’s opposite number Matt Turner said: “I think one of the main things for us is we missed some opportunities in transition against Wales in the second half.
“We had chances where we just weren’t particularly clean in the final third. Maybe a pass was a little off or the timing was wrong and it took away the small windows that you have in the World Cup, where the margins are so thin to score goals.
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“So, I think we know that we’re going to have to be better in transition against England if we want to score goals.”
England have won eight of their 11 games against the United States, yet none of those victories have come in their two World Cup meetings. The USA won 1-0 in 1950 and drew 1-1 in 2010.
ENG-USA: match official
FIFA have designated Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela Sáez to oversee the Al Bayt clash. The 38-year-old is a regular fixture in the domestic league and has overseen many high profile fixtures in CONMEBOLS Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana and has been on FIFA’s books since 2013.
Valenzuela Saez will be be supported on Friday by Jorge Urrego Martínez and Tulio Moreno with Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita as fourth official.