{"id":513664,"date":"2022-11-22T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-settles-for-draw-with-wales\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T00:02:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:02:00","slug":"us-settles-for-draw-with-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-settles-for-draw-with-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"#US settles for draw with Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a431b9fa0678\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a431b9fa0678\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-settles-for-draw-with-wales\/#%E2%80%9CUS_settles_for_draw_with_Wales%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US settles for draw with Wales&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_settles_for_draw_with_Wales%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US settles for draw with Wales&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>The United States could have had three points. The United States should have had three points.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, a poor second half punctuated by a penalty given away with 10 minutes to go left them taking just one point against Wales and walking into Friday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> against England with pressure back on their shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Bale pounded the equalizing goal past Matt Turner in the 81st minute after a sliding challenge from Walker Zimmerman that looked as though the center back had simply forgotten his composure. The Americans had some issues with the officiating earlier on in the match, but this call was not contestable, and the tackle itself was borderline unjustifiable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tim Weah celebrates a goal against Wales.\" class=\"wp-image-24738198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tim Weah celebrates a goal against Wales.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Matt Turner makes a save for the United States\" class=\"wp-image-24738197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Matt Turner makes a save for the United States<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turner went the right way on the penalty shot, but Bale\u2019s shot had too much on it, and the player who led Wales to its first World Cup since 1958 got them their first goal on the sport\u2019s grandest stage in 64 years.<\/p>\n<p>The second half had just started to settle down for the United States after a slew of substitutions from Gregg Berhalter, but playing with a lead for so long proved more than the Americans could handle in a game that had shades of the group stage against Portugal in 2014, when Cristiano Ronaldo keyed Silvestre Varela\u2019s 95th-minute equalizer.<\/p>\n<p>In the group of death that year, though, such a result was survivable for the United States. It\u2019s not yet clear that this one will be, especially if the U.S. can\u2019t manage to eke out a point against England on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, on a night that started in such promising fashion at Al Rayyan Stadium, to get only a draw feels like an unequivocal dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Weah opened the scoring with a finish slotted past Wayne Hennessey in the midst of a dominant first half. The Americans, faced with a situation where they needed to possess the ball and break down a defense, proved that they could do so in the opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bale_us.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gareth Bale celebrates his penalty shot goal for Wales\" class=\"wp-image-24738193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bale_us.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bale_us.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bale_us.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bale_us.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gareth Bale celebrates his penalty shot goal for Wales<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The US celebrates Tim Weah's goal against Wales.\" class=\"wp-image-24738199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/us_wales.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The US celebrates Tim Weah\u2019s goal against Wales.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wales spent that time ceding space and hoping to catch the U.S. out in transition, betting that their struggles in possession from qualifying would carry over to the World Cup. They did not, and the U.S. was, to a man, quick to the ball and hard-pressing whenever they lost it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Pulisic found Weah in behind and the son of Liberia\u2019s soccer hero scored the first goal for an American in the World Cup since Julien Green on July 1, 2014.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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