Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:58 am
England and USA favourites to progress - Page
Rob Page believes England and the United States of America are the favourites to progress from Wales' World Cup group.
The Red Dragons kick-start their campaign against the USA tonight, with bookmakers having Gregg Berhalter's side as the slight favourites to emerge victorious at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
Nevertheless, head coach Page says there is no pressure on Wales who will compete on the biggest stage of world football for the first time in 64 years when they lock horns with the USA.
"You look at England and USA, and naturally people will talking about them as the top two, and then ourselves and Iran," said Page. "But we know on our day, and we’ve proven in Nations League against Belgium and against a very good Dutch team that we can more than compete.
"We’re new to the tournament and there might be a few surprises along the way. There’s no pressure on us, we’re going to enjoy it, we’re going to compete and I’ve said to the group, ‘we’re not here to make the numbers up, we’re here because we’ve earned the right to be here, because we’re a good team, and I want to go and show the world how good we are'."