Doha ∙ Wales drew against the United States in a thrilling match at the World Cup in Qatar. The United States took the lead in the first half with a goal scored by Tim Weah, and Wales equalized with a goal scored by superstar Gareth Bale from an 82nd-minute penalty. Tim Weah’s goal came in the 36th minute of the first half. This is Qatar’s first World Cup tie. With this, both teams shared the points. In the first match, England lead Group B with six goals against Iran.
The birth of both goals was a function of the progress of the match. While they took the lead through Tim Weah in a first half dominated by the United States youth teams, Gareth Bale equalized in the second half as Wales came from behind. Wales played a spectator role in the first half while the United States played lightly. US quick forwards often set fire to the field.
Wales came back in the second half. The match got more exciting when Wales also woke up looking like a shot. Their equalizing goal was a continuation of this comeback. After the match got tough, the referee issued four yellow cards in the first half. Players from both teams received two yellow cards each.
∙ The way the goals came
US first goal: The goal comes from the progress of Sargent and Pulisic. Pulisic, who received the ball from Sergeant and made a quick dash towards the Wales goal, after entering the box, turned the ball over to Tim Weah who ran with him. Weah received the ball and fired it past the advancing Wales goalkeeper into the right corner. Score 1–0.
Wales first goal: Wales played more consistently in the second half than in the first, and paid off in the closing moments of the match. Wales were awarded a penalty after Zimmerman brought down Bale as he circled inside the USA box. The USA goalkeeper dived for Bale’s hard shot, but was unable to stop the ball. Score 1–1.
English summary: USA vs Wales FIFA World Cup 2022 Live
