13 November, Kathmandu. Under the FIFA World Cup 2022 being held in Qatar, a match between England and Wales, who’re in Group B, is happening tonight. This match, which is decisive for entry into the knockout phases, would be the first ‘All British’ match in World Cup soccer.
England and Wales, that are a part of the United Kingdom (UK), are going to play within the World Cup for the primary time. The UK consists of England and Wales together with Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Although these UK groups performed towards one another within the qualifying stage, that they had by no means performed in the primary event of the World Cup earlier than. In the Euro Cup, groups from Britain have confronted one another 4 occasions.
The match will begin at 1:50 PM on the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. England is fifth within the FIFA rankings, whereas Wales is nineteenth. England and Wales shall be geopolitical rivals whereas the following match between Iran and America, who’re in the identical group, shall be mentioned on account of politics.
Wales, who’re taking part in within the World Cup for the primary time since 1958, should beat England to repeat the historical past of 66 years in the past. Similarly, the results of the match between Iran and America should be awaited.
In 1958, when Wales performed within the World Cup for the primary time, they misplaced to Brazil within the final 16. For Wales captain Gareth Bale, this might be the final huge event from the nationwide workforce.
A draw towards Wales could be sufficient for England to qualify for the knockout stage, whereas a win would make them group winners. England is on the prime with 4 factors, whereas Wales is on the backside with just one level.
England beat Iran 6-2 within the first match of the group and have been held to a goalless draw with America within the second match. On the opposite hand, Wales drew 1-1 with America within the first match and misplaced 2-0 to Iran within the second match.