After failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament, the USMNT returns to the World Cup for the first time since 2014. For the first time ever, the World Cup is being staged in the Middle East, with the small nation of Qatar hosting all of the games.
The USMNT will be in Group B for the 2022 World Cup, alongside Wales, Iran, and England, a team they met in the 2010 tournament.
The games will be held in November for the first time ever this year. The games are traditionally played in the summer, during the offseasons of the European leagues. However, due to Qatar’s environment during the summer, when temperatures often reach 104 degrees and seldom drop below 85, the tournament was relocated to November and December. Winter temperatures in Qatar average between the mid-70s and mid-80s.
Here’s all you need to know to watch the U.S. men’s national team at the 2022 World Cup.
How to watch U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Wales at the 2022 World Cup
The USMNT will start the 2022 World Cup against Wales at Al Rayyan’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. The match will take place on Monday, November 21, at 2:00 p.m. The game is available on both Fox and the Fox Sports app. The game will also shown on Telemundo and Peacock Premium in Spanish.
In November 2020, the USMNT played their first game since the outbreak of the COVID epidemic. They played to a scoreless tie.
On November 15, 2022, United States forward Christian Pulisic was in Doha, Qatar with the team.
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How to watch U.S. Men’s National Team vs. England at the 2022 World Cup
Twelve years after their 1-1 draw in South Africa, the US Men’s National Team and England will meet again on Black Friday. The Nov. 25 game at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor will be aired on Fox and streamed on the Fox Sports app. The game will also shown on Telemundo and Peacock Premium in Spanish.
The United States’ record against England since their first match in the 1950 World Cup is poor, with two victories, one tie, and eight losses. The US last secured a win against England in 1993, but England has never beaten the USMNT in the World Cup. Their previous game was a 3-0 England triumph in a 2018 friendly.
On November 16, 2022, Weston McKennie participated in a USMNT training session in Doha, Qatar.
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How to watch the USMNT’s 2022 World Cup match against Iran
Iran will be the last group stage opponent for the United States on November 29 at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha. The game begins at 2 p.m. The game will be on Fox (English) and Telemundo (Spanish) and can be streamed on the Fox Sports app (English) and Peacock Premium (Spanish.)
The USMNT is 0-1-1 against Iran but the two teams haven’t played since 2000. They were in the same World Cup group in 1998, which Iran won 2-1. It was Iran’s sole group victory.
The United States hopes to advance to the Round of 16 for the third consecutive World Cup in which it has qualified. They were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Ghana in 2010 and Belgium in 2014. In 2002, when they reached the quarterfinals before falling to Germany, was the last time they won a knockout stage game.