Our prediction for this match:
All eyes will be on Children’s Mercy Park when United States of America and Uruguay go head to head in a friendly on Sunday. The Yanks failed to impress in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but they eventually booked their spot at the showpiece tournament in Qatar. All Mark Tillman, Haji Wright, and Joe Scally have received their first call-ups for the USA national team, while Chelsea star Christian Pulisic will be the man to keep an eye on in the home side.
La Celeste, on the other hand, will be without experienced attacker Luis Suarez in June friendlies as the Atletico Madrid man has lost his place in the starting XI. In his absence, Edinson Cavani is widely expected to lead the line for the South American outfit. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards, and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Uruguay):
La Celeste are one of the most successful South American nations. Uruguay are frequently the champions of the continent having most recently won the tournament in 2011. They have won the Copa America a record 15 times including the first ever edition of the competition in 1916, while the team has also won FIFA World Cup in two occasions including the inaugural competition in 1930 when they defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final as hosts.
Their second World Cup title came in 1950 when Uruguay and Brazil played a legendary match which recorded a higher attendance than any other football match in the history of the game. Uruguay is the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup by population, but La Celeste are proud of their football heritage which yielded some of the best footballers in the world over the course of history.
Most notable player of the current selection is Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, who is also the team’s top scorer with 45 goals to his name.