00:00But we want to focus on Kyle.
00:02Team USA and the expectations that are set up here.
00:05Now we heard everything.
00:06Ah, Pulitzer doesn't score anymore at this point.
00:07Gets a friendly, gets a goal, back in order.
00:10We're going to watch.
00:11We're going to enjoy.
00:12But what are the expectations from the game they're going to start off with
00:15with Paraguay, from the group stages, and the chances, Kyle,
00:18that they can advance to that group stage?
00:21Yeah, so I think something to remember, too, for this group stage
00:24when you're betting games early in this tournament
00:26is that the group stage is different this year.
00:28They've gone from 32 teams to 48 teams.
00:31In the old format, you had to finish top two in your group to move on.
00:35It was that simple.
00:36Now you've got to finish top two in your group to move on,
00:38or the top eight of the 12 third-place finishers will also move on.
00:44So it's really difficult to get eliminated in the group stage.
00:47Bottom line, you can move on.
00:50Likely you need three points to advance.
00:53It's going to be possible for teams to advance with two points.
00:56Not very likely, but possible.
00:58So really, one win pretty much puts you into the knockout stage.
01:04So just keep that in mind when you're looking at futures,
01:07when you're looking at what teams need to advance.
01:10But the key here for the U.S. is going to be where they finish in their group
01:14because that's going to set them up for success or failure in the knockout stage.
01:18Winning your group would give you a third-place team in the round of 32
01:22or maybe a second-place.
01:23I think it's a third-place team.
01:24Winning their group would give them a third-place team.
01:27Finishing third in their group could give them a first-place finisher,
01:30which is not good in the round of 32 when you're trying to make the round of 16,
01:34make the quarterfinals.
01:37So for Team USA, they really want to get off to a good start.
01:39I think they have the capability of doing that.
01:42Like you guys said, Pulisic is scoring.
01:45And I think this is a team, Paraguay, that they've beaten multiple times
01:49in the past couple of years, including just last November,
01:52one month before they were drawn together in the draw.
01:54I like USA Moneyline in this game.
01:56I like USA over one-and-a-half goals.
01:59I think they can score.
02:00You get that at plus odds.
02:02I love that because these games are expected to be low-scoring.
02:04And then Fuller and Balogun, anytime goal scorer.
02:08He's not a great finisher up front, but he gets a ton of chances.
02:12He's excellent movement off the ball,
02:14and he can get involved heavily in front of goals.
02:17So that's where I'm looking for this one.
02:18I like the U.S. to start well.
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