Fans Rue Wasted Chances As Christian Pulisic, USA Draw with Wales at 2022 World Cup

The United States dominated possession, created great chances and took a lead into the half against Wales in their World Cup opener.

The draw at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium was a disappointment.

Wales matched the United State's dominance across the first 45 minutes with a cracking display of their own, as Timothy Weah's 36th-minute finish was equaled by Gareth Bale's penalty conversion in the 82nd after a head-scratching foul from Walker Zimmermann in the

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The country may have let a golden chance slip through their fingers.

Jeff Carlisle @JeffreyCarlisle

FT: #usmnt 1-1 Wales. This one will stick in the U.S.'s collective craw given how long they led. But give Wales credit for the halftime adjustments and the way they fought their way back into the game. Silly penalty to concede by Zimmerman.

Stephen Meyer @StephenMeyerRDC

Devastating to drop 2 points on such a horrendous, mindless error. #USMNT needed a draw & they got it...but feels like a loss.

Ryan Phillips @RumorsandRants

Complete and utter disappointment in that one. #USMNT should have done far better against an opponent that offered nothing for virtually the entire match.

Troy Renck @TroyRenck

USA ties Wales 1-1 in World Cup opener. Felt disappointing after way played in first half. #Denver7

Andrew Marchand @AndrewMarchand

Disappointing US game1. Berhalter needed to sub earlier in second half2. Berhalter needed to use Gio

3. We played too defensive

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora

The manager was, has been and is intent on always being a clown 🤡. Above all else

steve ceruti @Ceruti

That game was the Gregg Berhalter era in 90 minutes unfortunately. Got the XI right but the subs were kind of a mess and didn’t really know how to counter when Wales switched up their plan.

Ian Darke @IanDarke

Neither team did enough to win. Draw fair. Way USA faded a bit disappointing. One or two disappeared. Wales have to start Moore. The point is ok as Iran got thumped.

Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers

The USMNT makes its return to World Cup play for the first time in eight long years and holds on to a nip and tuck 1 - 1 draw with Wales. We saw glimpses of how great this team can be, and how much they still have to learn, in equal measure. Roll on Friday and England. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Maximiliano Bretos @MaxBretosSports

Takeaway from #USMNT game -- Don't see Christian Pulisic surviving a tournament where he is treated like that. Game plan for every opponent ahead.- Tim Ream went from not on roster, to one of our 5 most important players.

- Get the antacids ready, this is gonna be a grind.

The United States had an equal negative and positive in the first and second quarters.

The first half saw Christian Pulisic probing and setting up Weah's goal with a brilliant pass. The United States was able to control possession with crisp passing and pinned Wales back near their own box.

In the second half, he struggled on the ball and looked banged up. The United States tried to send crosses into the box but failed to really threaten Wales. The foul was strange. The US struggled with Wales' more direct play in the second half.

The manager said that they lost a bit of power in the second half. We had some good counter- attacking opportunities because Wales stepped up the pressure. The guys dealt with it. It was a hard fought game and we kept going. We didn't leave anything out there.

Tyler Adams was the only one who gave the USMNT a consistent top-tier 90 minutes. Against England on Friday, the U.S. will need to string together two excellent halves in order to pull off an upset.

There is a match on Friday. The show is on Fox.