United States of America underdogs against England

England and United States of America face off this Friday at the Al Bayt Stadium in an intriguing match in the World Cup. England, who have already won this tournament, mark their 16th participation in the competition, whilst United States of America go into their 11th.

England head into this game after a 6x2 win against Iran (World Cup 2022), while United States of America drew 1x1 with Wales (World Cup 2022). Digging back into the archives highlights that England's national team and United States of America's national team have faced each other eleven times, with Gareth Southgate's team holding the advantage: 8 victories, against 2 victories of Gregg Berhalter's team.

In the World Cup, two games were played between the two teams, with 1 win for United States of America, 1 draw and 0 wins for England.

Looking into the history of England in the competition, Gary Lineker stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 10 goals in total, which has given him the eighth position in the World Cup top scorers. Peter Shilton excels as their most used player, with 17 games in total. Regarding the history of United States of America in the competition, Landon Donovan excels as their most used player, with 12 games in total.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with England winning 3x0. England's national team is given the favouritism to win this match.