Qatar 2022, the match between the United States and Wales ends in a draw 1-1

Balanced and spectacular challenge between the United States and Wales who drew 1-1 in the second match of group B of Qatar 2022 played at the Ahmad Bin Ali stadium in Ar-Rayyan: it is the first draw of this World Cup. 

The Americans dominated the first half, hitting the post with Sargent and Weah took the lead in the 36th minute. 

Wales transformed in the second half thanks to Moore's entry.

The boarding of Page's team is rewarded by the penalty kick that Bale obtains and converts in the 81st minute. 

In the group standings, the two national teams win one point each and are behind England, leader with 3 points, Iran bringing up the rear with zero. 

The match

A match that immediately takes shape on well-defined tracks

: the USA press hard and insistently seek the goal, while Wales defends itself in an orderly manner, trying to restart, even if with little conviction. 

On the tenth double great opportunity

for Berhalter's team:

crosses well in the center and Rodon risks his own goal with a header that slams Hennessey;

the action continued and

struck from close range, still with his head, sending the ball to the outside post.     

After 36 minutes,

the stars and stripes national team

: beautiful vertical action by Berhalter's team, with the ball passing from one player to another, until it reached

The son of the former AC Milan center forward can't even stop it, right winger and ball where Hennessey can't reach.

United States 1 Wales 0. 

With this score the teams go to rest.

Coach Page understands that this is not

the case and at the beginning of the second half inserts Moore in place of James, among the worst on the pitch.

The presence of a tower in the center of the area seems to give the British team more ideas, which systematically cross with Roberts and the very active Williams. 

At game time, there was a chance for an equaliser

: following the development of a corner Adams was unable to remove the danger, so Davies dived for a loose ball, involving the American goalkeeper Turner for the first time in the evening.       

Nothing can instead, on the occasion of

Gareth Bale sends into the net in the 81st minute:

sending Bale to kick from the penalty spot.

Accurate finish and 1-1.

Little story in the minutes that follow. 

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Qatar 2022 World Cup, USA - Wales, goal by Timothy Weah

The statements

Weah: "It's a pity the goal didn't help to win"

"I scored my first goal in the World Cup, I'm really happy, it's an incredible feeling. It's a shame it didn't help us win: now, however, we have to think about the next match, we have to be concentrated."

This was stated by the United States striker,

on the microphones of Rai Sport after the 1-1 draw against Wales.

Gareth Bale: 'We played badly'

"It wasn't a good first half to be honest, they played well and we played badly."

This is what Wales star Gareth Bale admitted at the end of the match which he drew only in the final with the USA thanks to the penalty won and scored by the Los Angeles FC striker himself.

Wales take on Iran on Friday, beaten 6-2 by England.

Bale is confident of a win but he admitted he felt the effects of a lack of playing time at club level towards the end of the match.

," he added. 

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