Sports Mole previews Wednesday’s International Friendlies clash between USA and Morocco, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Two teams, who are heading to the World Cup later this winter, will face each other for the fourth time in their history as the USA host Morocco in a friendly at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Despite winning only one of their last three qualifiers, The Yanks are back in the finals after missing out in 2018, while The Atlas Lions advanced to the showcase event for the sixth time thanks to a 4-1 triumph over DR Congo back in March, winning that third-round tie, 5-2 on aggregate.
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It was far from impressive, but Gregg Berhalter and his team will not care as they booked their place in Qatar, mainly because of a big 5-1 victory in their second to last qualifying affair versus Panama.
That win put the US in a solid position to return to the finals, and although they were beaten 2-0 by Costa Rica in their last qualification affair, they still managed to claim an automatic World Cup berth from the CONCACAF region.
With fewer than six months to go before the big tournament, we are likely to see their coach use these upcoming matches to experiment with various players and systems, given that there are a number of key individuals who are currently on the sidelines.
Those injuries will remain a significant concern, but there are also question marks surrounding a couple of positions, namely in goal and in…
