FIFA World Cup Finals. Qatar.
Wales had not qualified for the World Cup since 1958 (64 years !)
They were the smallest Nation (just over 3 million) to qualify for
the 2022 Tournament. The U.S.A.'s population was 331 million.
(Qatar, 2.9m pop., qualified as hosts, not by winning games).
Iceland, 334,000 population, qualified in 2018.
Group B.
Wales (1) v (1) USA. (Pulisic 36m, Bales 82m pen). Ahmad bin Ali Stadium,
Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Tuesday 20th November 2022.
Wales:
1. Wayne Hennessey (GK),
6. Joe Rodon,
4. Ben Davies,
5. Chris Mepham,
8. Harry Wilson
(22. Sorba Thomas 90+3min),
10. Aaron Ramsey,
15. Ethan Ampadu
(16. Joe Morrell 90+5 min)
3. Neco Williams
(9. Brennan Johnson 79 min)
14. Connor Roberts,
20. Daniel James
(13. Kieffer Moore 45 min),
11. Gareth Bale.
USA.
1. Matt Turner (GK),
13. Tim Ream,
3. Walker Zimmerman,
5. Antonee Robinson,
2. Sergiño Dest
(22. DeAndre Yedlin 74 min),
4. Tyler Adams,
6. Yunus Musah
(23. Kellyn Acosta 75 min)
8. Weston McKennie (11. Brenden Aaronson 66 min),
24. Josh Sargent
(19. Haji Wright 74 min),
10. Christian Pulisic,
21. Timothy Weah
(16. Jordan Morris 88 min).
Wales (0) v (2) Iran. (Cheshmi 90+8'm, Rezaeian 90+11m ) Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Qatar.
Friday 25th November 2022. Attendance 40.875.
Wales:
1. Wayne Hennessey (GK),
6. Joe Rodon,
4. Ben Davies,
5. Chris Mepham,
8. Harry Wilson
(20. Daniel James 58 min),
10. Aaron Ramsey
(12. Danny Ward 87 min),
15. Ethan Ampadu
(7. Joe Allen 77 min)
3. Neco Williams, 13. Kieffer Moore,
14. Connor Roberts
(9. Brennan Johnson 57 min),
11. Gareth Bale (C).
Iran:
24. Hossein Hosseini (GK),
8. Morteza Pouraliganji,
19. Majid Hosseini,
5. Milad Mohammadi,
23. Ramin Rezaeian,
21Ahmad Noorollahi
(15. Roozbeh Cheshmi 78 min),
6. Saeid Ezatolahi
(18. Ali Karimi 83 min)
3. Ehsan Hajsafi
(16. Mehdi Torabi 77 min),
17. Ali Gholizadeh
(7. Alireza Jahanbakhsh 77 min),
20. Sardar Azmoun
(10. Karim Ansarifard 68 min)
9. Mehdi Taremi.
England (3) v (0) Wales. (Rashford 50m, 68m* Foden 51m). Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan,
Qatar. Tuesday 29th November 2022. Attendance 44,297.
England:
1. Jordan Pickford (GK),
6. Harry Maguire,
5. John Stones,
3. Luke Shaw,
(12. Kieran Trippier 65 min)
2. Kyle Walker
(18. Trent Alexander-Arnold 57 min),
4. Declan Rice
(14. Kalvin Phillips 58 min),
22. Jude Bellingham,
8. Jordan Henderson,
9. Harry Kane
(24. Callum Wilson 58 min),
11. Marcus Rashford
(7. Jack Grealish 76 min),
20. Phil Foden.
* Marcus Rashford's 2nd goal was England's 100th in the World Cup Finals.
Wales:
12. Danny Ward (GK),
6. Joe Rodon,
5. Chris Mepham,
4. Ben Davies
(16. Joe Morrell 59 min),
3. Neco Williams
(14. Connor Roberts 36 min),
10. Aaron Ramsey,
15. Ethan Ampadu,
7. Joe Allen
(25. Rubin Colwill 81 min),
13. Kieffer Moore,
20. Daniel James
(8. Harry Wilson 77 min),
11. Gareth Bale
(9. Brennan Johnson 45 min).
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won
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drew
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lost
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A
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Pts
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England:
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3
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2
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1
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0
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9
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2
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7
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United States:
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3
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1
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2
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0
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2
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1
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5
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3
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1
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0
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2
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4
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7
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3
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3
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0
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1
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2
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1
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6
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1
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