DOHA, Qatar (AP) — United States midfielder Tyler Adams is extra fearful of spiders than he’s of England.Earlier than each groups meet on the World Cup on Friday, Adams revealed what scares him most — and it’s not the prospect of arising in opposition to one of many event favorites. England beat Iran 6-2 in its opening sport in Qatar on Monday, whereas the U.S. tied 1-1 with Wales. Adams, who performs within the Premier League with Leeds, accepts Gregg Berhalter’s staff is the underdog, however says the sport holds no concern for him. “England are nonetheless a giant staff on the finish of the day, however the intimidation issue? I wouldn’t say there’s many issues on the market that intimidate me, aside from spiders,” he stated. “So it’s high quality for me, however clearly I’ve bought to play in opposition to all these huge gamers, so I’ve achieved it earlier than. “However we additionally need to present what we’re able to and that U.S. soccer is creating and rising in the precise method.”England reached the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup, and made it to the ultimate of final 12 months’s European Championship however misplaced to Italy in a penalty shootout.The 1966 World Cup champion is among the many groups tipped to problem for the trophy in Qatar and offered an indication of its power within the rout of Iran. A win for the U.S. can be seen as a significant upset.“I feel that in a whole lot of video games folks would most likely say we’re the underdogs, however we stock that with delight,” stated Adams. “It doesn’t imply something to us to be underdogs, to be favorites. “It’s clearly an enormous alternative to quick observe the affect that we are able to have. These are the video games — excessive stress, a privileged second to step on the sector in opposition to a few of these guys. We respect them and there’s most likely mutual respect between each groups and if you get a end in a sport like this, folks begin to respect People somewhat bit extra.”___AP World Cup protection: https://Fifanews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson
England does not scare US star Adams – however spiders do
