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USMNT’s World Cup Schedule Is Set After Wales Wins Qualifying Playoff vs. Ukraine

More than two months after the 2022 World Cup draw took place in Qatar, the U.S. men’s national team finally has its complete set of marching orders for the group stage in November.

Wales’s 1-0 win over Ukraine in their UEFA World Cup qualifying playoff final Sunday means that Gregg Berhalter’s side will open group play on Nov. 21, the first day of the competition, against the Dragons, before facing England on Nov. 25—Black Friday in the U.S.—and then Iran on Nov. 29 to round out the action in Group B.

When the draw was conducted, the U.