Every New Yorker who likes soccer is making plans for 2 p.m. Saturday, when the United States will play the Netherlands in the knockout round of the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n
Those who choose to watch this match at Dutch Kills in Long Island City, Queens, or Dutch Freds in midtown Manhattan will likely run into some fans clad in orange. That is the color worn by the team from the Netherlands, and the Dutch expats in New York are going to find some type of public house to cheer on the team from back home.<\/p>\n
If Dutch Kills is your choice, the extra benefit for fans wagering on the United States is that they are +330 on the moneyline against a Netherlands team that won their opening round group with 2-0 victories over Qatar and Senegal and a 1-1 tie with Ecuador. Given that this game is happening on a Saturday afternoon in New York, it will be a socializing event.<\/p>\n
And let’s not forget that New York City was once called New Amsterdam.<\/p>\n
For those attending at Dutch Kills in the Long Island City section of Queens, it is of special note that U.S. forward Tim Weah, who scored the first and only goal in the opener against Wales, is actually from that borough, having grown up in Rosedale, Queens. His limited edition Panini World Cup sticker is already selling for $25 on eBay.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/1595148037558390784<\/p>\n
Most of the gambling at the nine legalized US sportsbooks has been on match results and overall winner. Brazil is heavily favored (+275), with Argentina and France second (+500). That’s with some putting Spain at +500 and others at +800, with Netherlands in the top eight (+1600 to +2000). The United States is listed at the following prices at the nine New York sportsbooks:<\/p>\n
Should the United States advance, they would face the winner of Argentina-Australia in the quarterfinals. That would give them a chance to face the legendary Lionel Messi, who leads his team with two goals, 13 shots, eight shots on target, and nine fouls against.<\/p>\n
But they have to get there against a very strong Netherlands team, and they are going to need at least one goal from someone. And that is where the 22-year-old from Queens comes in, because Weah is on the board as one of the potential US goal scorers: +900 to be the first goal scorer, the same odds to be the last goal scorer, and +350 to be an anytime goal scorer.<\/p>\n
And if you are a New Yorker, or an American watching in New York, why not go with the kid from Queens? He was born in Brooklyn in 2000 and is the third child of mother Clar, who is of Jamaican descent, and father George, who was elected the 25th President of Liberia in 2018. He has played for the New York Red Bulls, Celtic, Paris St. Germain, and is currently with Lille in the French First Division. He has scored 13 goals in 56 career appearances for US National teams, including U5, U17, U20 and U23 teams. In the 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in Indiana, he scored three goals in a 5-0 win over Paraguay.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkSPORTEDGE\/status\/1597953596334772237<\/p>\n
The French, Liberian, and Jamaican national teams tried to sign him because of his ancestry, but he chose the United States because “this is my country and I love it here.”<\/p>\n
Five and a half years ago, when he was still a teenager coming up with some of his current teammates, he told American soccer now:<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like going into the future, this team has something special. Who knows? Maybe we’ll win the World Cup and one day all of us will be on the full national team together and bring the World Cup home to our country.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Weah actually has shorter anytime goalscorer odds than his more famous teammate, Christian Pulisic, the guy who scored the lone goal against Iran on\u00a0 Tuesday as the United States advanced.<\/p>\n
\nGGOOOAAALLLL! Our guy @cpulisic_10<\/a> puts the US up 1-0 over Iran at the half!!<\/p>\n
That should make the #PaniniNFT<\/a> soccer marketplace an interesting place to be during the break! Find the captain and other @USMNT<\/a> players #NFT<\/a> here! https:\/\/t.co\/vDm46h5t7I<\/a>#USAvIRN<\/a> #NFTCommunity<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/aguPcq8TsU<\/a><\/p>\n
— Panini America (@PaniniAmerica) November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n