ENGLAND have started Qatar 2022 with a swagger and they can book their place in the knockout stages by racking up another victory against the USA.
Like most people, I expected Iran to frustrate the Three Lions in their Group B opener and thought Gareth Southgate's men would grind out a narrow victory.
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But the Iranians collapsed after Jude Bellingham's opener and England's vibrant attack scored six times to lay down a marker for the rest of the tournament.
Switching to a back four made the English much more dangerous going forward as it freed up Bellingham to roam. Southgate will surely stick for the same system for the rest of the tournament and his players should have too much firepower for the States.
America started well in their opener against Wales and deservedly led at half-time but were poor after the break as Gareth Bale levelled to bring up two bets for our man Slips Tips.
They will test England more than a demoralised Iran did but Gregg Berhalter's defence doesn't look solid enough to keep out the likes of Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling.
How the bookies view it
It's no surprise to see England as Highbet's 51/100 favourites after their impressive opening display. The USA are 24/5 with the same firm while the draw pays 59/20.
Head to head
The Americans famously shocked England with a 1-0 when these nations first met at the World Cup back in 1950. But they have only beaten the Three Lions once in 10 games since then and that was a friendly back in 1993.
England won 3-0 in a 2018 friendly when they last faced the USA but it ended 1-1 when these nations faced off in the group stage at the 2010 World Cup.
Players to watch
Bukayo Saka got the nod ahead of Phil Foden for England's opener and seized his moment, scoring a classy double. The Arsenal star will be full of confidence for this one and looks overpriced at 14/5 with Highbet for another goal. Saka is also worth a look for an assist at 13/5 with McBookie.
Christian Pulisic is the man the Americans look to for inspiration and he provided a classy assist for Timo Weah against Wales. The Chelsea man will be fired up to hurt England and is 41/10 with Highbet for anytime scorer.
Anything else catch the eye?
On the evidence of the first two group games, there should be goals in this one. While England were brilliant going forward against Iran they still conceded twice so over 2.5 goals looks good here at 10/11 at Unibet while BTTS is a best evens with the same firm.
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The Americans weren't afraid to put the boot in against Wales, picking up three cards. They will be out to knock England off their stride and I fancy Leeds midfielder Tyler Adams for a card once that market is priced up while over 2.5 USA cards is evens at Unibet.
Backing England in the corner handicap paid off for me against Iran as they won 8-0 on that count and they are 10/11 with McBookie for over 5.5 corners here.
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England win and score at least 2 goals 10/11 . General. NAP.