18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi in his WC debut vs Brazil:
-91% pass accuracy (60/66)
-100% pass accuracy in the final third (16/16)
-6 ball recoveries
-5 interceptions
-9 duels won
A star is born 💫
What a dominant start for the USMNT! A better showing than when the two sides last met. It will be interesting to see how they fare against Turkey, a perennial dark horse for many pundits worldwide.
Sebastian Berhalter is to come on for Christian Pulisic for the second half, no extra information there. In 18 games with Vancouver this season, Berhalter has recorded 11 goal involvements.
It's worth pointing out how important goal difference could end up being for both sides, the United States and Paraguay. Just another thing to take into account as the goals pile on
In the 2022 World Cup group stage, 10 teams finished tied on points (most commonly 4 and 6 points), so it's not unlikely that it could be part of this year's tournament, especially given the expanded team count.
Usually, I'm a bit critical of Tim Ream during his recent tournament performances; he always seemed to be kind of out of the race, but loving the use of his body so far against Paraguay
For all @sixers fans . We just got a great competitor - teammate and basketball mind in Mike Gansey . He's humble,intelligent and knows the game . High character and good people . Let's welcome him and jump on board !
Real Madrid have been given a harsh blow to their reported interest in Bayern's Michael Olise, with Herbert Hainer slamming the door on a potential deal.
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