FIFA World Cup Preview: Will Christian Pulisic and USMNT Make it Out Group Stage?

Will the U.S. emerge from its Group? England enters as the favorite, but Group B is balanced as the United States has only slightly better odds to reach the knockout round than Wales and Iran.

Will the U.S. emerge from its Group? England enters as the favorite, but Group B is balanced as the United States has only slightly better odds to reach the knockout round than Wales and Iran. Making it to the final 16 would have to be considered a victory for Pulisic in the American team, but not qualifying for the knockouts above Iran and Gareth Bale in Wales would certainly qualify as a disappointment for an American squad that failed to make the field in 2018.