I had big hopes in the USA but in this game I see them with very few chances to beat England.

England made a fantastic opening game against Iran (6:2), in this kind of match where they struggle: against defensive teams who are parking the bus and leaving very few spaces behind. But surprisingly, England found many ways to break the solid iranian defence and beat them with authority.

Personally I don't trust them too much in this World Cup, but the team lately has always been close to win an international trophy and why not be close here too. In the World Cup 2018 reached the semi finals and in the Eurocup lost in penalties the final against Italy.

Their 2021 was fantastic, scoring more goals than any other national team in the world (including 39 in 10 qualifier games) and more goals to nil than anyone. 2022 was terrible with a 6 winless run (worst streak since 1993) but they broke it with the mentioned solid and impressive victory 6:2 over Iran.

They have shown time and again under Southgate that they have the firepower and the set-piece quality to thump most weaker opponents, like the USA.

On the other hand, the USA had a good game against Wales but made a mistake (maybe due to their inexperience): not controlling or killing the match and leaving it open, where Wales took advantage and achieved the draw in the second half. USA played a great game but weren’t able to control the match and dominate Wales.

That’s normal, they have the youngest team in this World Cup, and are lacking experience. We must remember that this is a team built to be ready for the next World Cup (USA 2026), and they achieved the ticket for this World Cup unexpectedly.

They have a problem upfront, where they are lacking goals. They don't have any strong striker and sometimes are lacking goals, as shown in the qualifiers scoring 21 goals in 14 games, followed by two friendlies against Japan (2:0) and Saudi Arabia (0:0) where they just made two shots on target.

This match should be good for England. They have much more quality and experience, and winning here will already qualify for ⅛ finals so I’m sure they will give their best. The next game against Wales will be much more difficult.

England is a team which struggles a lot against defensive teams (like Wales) - that’s why they are strong in set-pieces, and are one of the main ways to beat defensive teams.

But the USA is an offensive team. I already saw this in their previous games and even in the previous one against Wales; where even leading 1:0 continued playing offensively. This will be a gift for England, who has the pace and quality to take advantage of the spaces and kill the match if needed, scoring 2-3 goals. England has exciting young forwards who ooze attacking real, while USA has a weak defense without a leader (injured CB Miles Robinson has yet to be replaced).

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我对美国队寄予厚望，但在这场比赛中，我看到他们几乎没有机会击败英格兰。

英格兰在与伊朗的首战中打出了精彩的表现(6:2)，在这种他们很挣扎的比赛中:面对防守的球队，他们把车停好，几乎没有留下任何空间。但令人惊讶的是，英格兰找到了许多方法来打破伊朗坚实的防线，并以权威击败了他们。

就我个人而言，我不太相信他们在本届世界杯上的表现，但这支球队最近总是很接近赢得国际冠军，为什么不在本届世界杯上也接近呢?2018年世界杯杀入半决赛，欧洲杯决赛点球不敌意大利。

他们的2021年简直太棒了，比世界上任何一支国家队进的球都多(包括10场预选赛进的39球)，比任何一支国家队进的球都多。2022年是糟糕的，有6场无胜(自1993年以来的最差纪录)，但他们打破了这一纪录，以提到的坚实和令人印象深刻的胜利，以6:2击败伊朗。

在索斯盖特的领导下，他们已经一次又一次地展示了他们的火力和定位球质量，可以击败大多数弱小的对手，比如美国队。

另一方面，美国队在对阵威尔士的比赛中表现不错，但却犯了一个错误(可能是由于他们缺乏经验):没有控制或扼杀比赛，让比赛空档，威尔士利用了优势，在下半场取得了平局。美国队打了一场伟大的比赛，但没能控制比赛并统治威尔士。

这很正常，他们是本届世界杯最年轻的球队，而且缺乏经验。我们必须记住，这是一支为下一届世界杯(2026年美国世界杯)做准备的球队，他们出人意料地拿到了本届世界杯的入场券。

他们前面有一个问题，他们缺乏目标。他们没有任何强有力的前锋，有时也缺少进球，比如预选赛14场打进21球，随后在两场友谊赛中对阵日本(2:0)和沙特阿拉伯(0:0)，他们只射正了两球。

这场比赛应该对英格兰有利。他们的水平和经验都要高得多，只要在这里取胜，他们就有资格进入⅛决赛，所以我相信他们会全力以赴。下一场与威尔士的比赛将更加艰难。

英格兰是一支经常与防守球队(比如威尔士)对抗的球队——这就是为什么他们在定位球方面很强大，这也是击败防守球队的主要方式之一。

但美国队是一支进攻型球队。我已经在他们之前的比赛中看到了这一点，甚至在之前对阵威尔士的比赛中也看到了;在1:0领先的情况下，他们的进攻仍在继续。这对英格兰来说将是一份礼物，他们有速度和质量来利用空间，如果需要的话，杀死比赛，打进2-3球。英格兰有令人兴奋的年轻前锋，他们很有进攻性，而美国队的防守很弱，没有领袖(受伤的中后卫迈尔斯·罗宾逊还没有被替换)。