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The United States of America is a consistent performer in international soccer. Currently ranked 15th in the world, the United States has qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is the eleventh time the United States has qualified for the FIFA World Cup.

USA Football Team Past Achievements

The American football team will leave for Qatar in November with the goal of changing history. This is the 11th time that the United States will participate in the FIFA World Cup.

The best result for the United States was recorded in the first edition of the FIFA World Cup. The team reached the semi-finals and finished 3rd in the tournament.

The 1950 FIFA World Cup was also special for the US soccer team. The team beat England 1-0.

Team USA did not qualify from 1954 to 1990. The team participated in every World Cup from 1986 to 2014. The team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Now the team has once again qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Team USA’s game plan

Team USA will compete in Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar alongside England, Iran and Wales.

Team USA will open their tournament on November 21st against Wales. The match will be held at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.

The United States will face England in their second match at the same venue on November 25, 2022. The United States will play their final group-stage game against Iran on November 29, 2022.

Team USA squad

Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Sean Johnson, Ethan Horvath

Defenders: Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Tim Ream, Sergino Dest, Shaq Moore, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, and De’Andre Yedlin.

Midfielders: Cristian Roldan, Kellyn Acosta, Luca de la Torre, Yunus Dimoara Musah, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Brenden Aaronson

Forwards: Jesús Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright

2022 පාපන්දු ලෝක කුසලානයේ USA කණ්ඩායමේ පෙරදැක්ම හා සංචිතය

ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය ජාත්‍යන්තර පාපන්දු ක්‍රීඩාවේ ස්ථාවර දස්කම් දක්වන කණ්ඩායමකි. දැනට ලෝක ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වල 15 වැනි ස්ථානයේ පසුවන ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය 2022 කටාර් පාපන්දු ලෝක කුසලානයට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත. ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබූ එකොළොස්වන අවස්ථාව මෙයයි.

USA පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායමේ අතීත ජයග්‍රහණ

ඉතිහාසය වෙනස් කිරීමේ අරමුණින් ඇමෙරිකානු පාපන්දු සංචිතය නොවැම්බර් මාසයේදී කටාර් බලා පිටත් වේ. ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයට සහභාගී වන 11 වන අවස්ථාව මෙයයි.

එක්සත් ජනපදය සඳහා හොඳම ප්රතිඵලය FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයේ පළමු සංස්කරණයේ වාර්ථා විය. කණ්ඩායම අවසන් පූර්ව වටයට පිවිසි අතර තරගාවලියේ 3 වැනි ස්ථානයට පත්විය.

1950 FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය ද එක්සත් ජනපද පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායමට විශේෂ විය. කණ්ඩායම ගෝල 1-0ක් ලෙස එංගලන්තය පරාජය කළේය.

USA කණ්ඩායම 1954 සිට 1990 දක්වා සුදුසුකම් ලබා නැත. කණ්ඩායම 1986 සිට 2014 දක්වා සෑම ලෝක කුසලානයකටම සහභාගී විය. 2018 රුසියාවේ ලෝක කුසලානයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමට කණ්ඩායම අසමත් විය. දැන් කණ්ඩායම 2022 FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයට නැවත වතාවක් සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමට සමත්ව ඇත.

USA කණ්ඩායමේ තරග සැලැස්ම

එක්සත් ජනපද කණ්ඩායම 2022 කටාර් FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයේ B කාණ්ඩයේ එංගලන්තය, ඉරානය සහ වේල්සය සමඟින් තරග වැදීමට නියමිතය.

USA කණ්ඩායම ඔවුන්ගේ තරගාවලිය නොවැම්බර් 21 වන දින වේල්සයට එරෙහිව ආරම්භ කරනු ඇත. තරගය පැවැත්වෙන්නේ Al Rayyan හි Ahmad bin Ali ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදීයි.

ඉන්පසු එක්සත් ජනපදය 2022 නොවැම්බර් 25 වැනි දින එම ස්ථානයේදීම ඔවුන්ගේ දෙවන තරගයට එංගලන්තය  මුහුණ දෙනු ඇත. එක්සත් ජනපදය 2022 නොවැම්බර් 29 ඉරානය ට එරෙහිව ඔවුන්ගේ අවසන් කණ්ඩායම් අදියරේ තරගය ක්‍රීඩා කරනු ඇත.

USA කණ්ඩායම් සංචිතය

Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Sean Johnson, Ethan Horvath

Defenders: Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Tim Ream, Sergino Dest, Shaq Moore, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, and De’Andre Yedlin.

Midfielders: Cristian Roldan, Kellyn Acosta, Luca de la Torre, Yunus Dimoara Musah, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Brenden Aaronson

Forwards: Jesús Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright

2022 FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை அணி USA முன்னோட்டம் மற்றும் அணி

அமெரிக்கா சர்வதேச கால்பந்தாட்டத்தில் ஒரு நிலையான செயல்திறன் கொண்டதாகும். தற்போது உலக தரவரிசையில் 15வது இடத்தில் உள்ள அமெரிக்கா, 2022ம் ஆண்டு கத்தாரில் நடைபெறவுள்ள FIFA உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளது. ஃபிஃபா உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு அமெரிக்கா தகுதி பெறுவது இது பதினொன்றாவது முறையாகும்.

USA சாக்கர் அணியின் கடந்தகால சாதனைகள்

வரலாற்றை மாற்றும் இலக்குடன் அமெரிக்க கால்பந்து அணி நவம்பர் மாதம் கத்தார் புறப்படுகிறது. ஃபிஃபா உலகக் கோப்பையில் அமெரிக்கா பங்கேற்கும் 11வது முறையாகும்.

ஃபிஃபா உலகக் கோப்பையின் முதல் பதிப்பில் அமெரிக்காவிற்கு சிறந்த முடிவு பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. அந்த அணி அரையிறுதிக்கு முன்னேறி 3வது இடத்தைப் பிடித்தது.

1950 FIFA உலகக் கோப்பையும் அமெரிக்க கால்பந்து அணிக்கு சிறப்பு வாய்ந்தது. அந்த அணி 1-0 என்ற கோல் கணக்கில் இங்கிலாந்தை வீழ்த்தியது.

USA அணி 1954 முதல் 1990 வரை தகுதி பெறவில்லை. அணி 1986 முதல் 2014 வரை ஒவ்வொரு உலகக் கோப்பையிலும் பங்கேற்றது. ரஷ்யாவில் 2018 உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு அந்த அணி தகுதி பெறவில்லை. தற்போது அந்த அணி மீண்டும் 2022 ஃபிஃபா உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளது.

அமெரிக்க அணியின் விளையாட்டுத் திட்டம்

2022 FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கத்தாரின் B பிரிவில் இங்கிலாந்து, ஈரான் மற்றும் வேல்ஸ் அணிகளுடன் USA அணி போட்டியிடும்.

நவம்பர் 21 ஆம் தேதி வேல்ஸ் அணிக்கு எதிராக அமெரிக்கா தனது போட்டியைத் தொடங்கவுள்ளது. அல் ரய்யானில் உள்ள அஹ்மத் பின் அலி மைதானத்தில் இந்தப் போட்டி நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

நவம்பர் 25, 2022 அன்று இதே மைதானத்தில் அமெரிக்கா தனது இரண்டாவது ஆட்டத்தில் இங்கிலாந்தை எதிர்கொள்கிறது. நவம்பர் 29, 2022 அன்று ஈரானுக்கு எதிராக அமெரிக்கா தனது கடைசி குழு நிலை ஆட்டத்தில் விளையாடுகிறது.

அமெரிக்க அணி

Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Sean Johnson, Ethan Horvath

Defenders: Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Tim Ream, Sergino Dest, Shaq Moore, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, and De’Andre Yedlin.

Midfielders: Cristian Roldan, Kellyn Acosta, Luca de la Torre, Yunus Dimoara Musah, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Brenden Aaronson

Forwards: Jesús Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright

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Sri Lanka ‘A’ Women Cruise Past New Zealand ‘A’ Behind Vishmi, Dewmi Show

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Vishmi Gunaratne produced a composed unbeaten half-century while Dewmi Vihanga starred with the ball as Sri Lanka ‘A’ Women secured a dominant 56-run victory over New Zealand ‘A’ Women in the second unofficial ODI at the Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday.
Batting first in the 20-over encounter, the hosts recovered from a few middle-order setbacks to post an imposing 152 for 5, with Vishmi anchoring the innings brilliantly.

Sri Lanka made a lively start through Sanjana Kavindi, who attacked the New Zealand bowlers early with a quickfire 27 off 20 balls, striking six boundaries before falling to Jess Watkin.
Vishmi then took charge of the innings, combining caution with timely aggression to keep the scoreboard moving. The left-hander found strong support from Vimoksha Balasuriya, who added 33 off 27 deliveries with two fours and two sixes during an important middle-order stand.

Although Sri Lanka lost a cluster of wickets late in the innings, Dewmi Vihanga’s explosive finish gave the innings further momentum. Dewmi blasted an unbeaten 14 from only three balls, including a six and two boundaries, helping the hosts finish strongly at the death.
New Zealand ‘A’ began the chase poorly and struggled to recover after losing wickets regularly against disciplined Sri Lankan bowling.

Captain Jess Watkin was dismissed in the opening over before Chamudi Praboda removed both Kate Anderson and JA Watkins to leave the visitors under pressure.

The innings never gained stability as Sri Lanka tightened their grip through the middle overs. Dewmi Vihanga then delivered the decisive blows, dismissing Tash Wakelin, Bella Armstrong and the dangerous Emma Black to effectively end New Zealand’s hopes.

Emma Black provided the lone resistance with an aggressive 28 off 20 balls, but the visitors were eventually bowled out for 96 in 19.5 overs.

Dewmi finished with impressive figures of 3 for 19 while Chamudi Praboda supported well with 2 for 15 as Sri Lanka ‘A’ completed a comprehensive all-round performance.

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Ex-Selection Head Seeks Written Clarification From Sports Ministry

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Former national selector and ex-fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe has sought an official explanation from the Sports Ministry and Sri Lanka Cricket following reports that his tenure as chairman of the national selection panel had been cut short ahead of schedule.

In a letter sent on May 21 to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, Wickramasinghe said he had only been verbally informed about discussions surrounding a move to end his appointment early and reorganize the Selection Committee structure.

The development comes just a day before the appointment of a new national selection panel by the Sports Ministry on Thursday, effectively replacing the existing committee.

Wickramasinghe stated that his appointment had originally been approved in December 2025 for a fixed two-year term. He noted that, despite widespread reports regarding the restructuring, he had not received any formal written communication confirming the termination of his role.

In his letter, Wickramasinghe requested that either the ministry or Sri Lanka Cricket provide official written notification outlining the decision and the administrative grounds for ending his contract before its expiry.

He stressed that proper communication was essential to maintain transparency and professionalism during the transition process.

“In order to ensure that all administrative transitions are handled with the utmost transparency, adherence to proper protocol, and mutual respect, I kindly and respectfully request that your office or Sri Lanka Cricket provide me with formal, written notification of this decision,” Wickramasinghe stated in the letter.

The former selection chief further said that receiving formal confirmation would allow him to complete his duties in an orderly manner and ensure that official records accurately reflected the end of his tenure.

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New Sri Lanka Cricket Chiefs Promise Sweeping Reforms

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Sri Lanka Cricket’s interim administration has launched a major clean-up operation after uncovering what officials describe as extensive financial mismanagement within the governing body.

Speaking at his first press conference since taking charge last month, interim president Eran Wickramaratne announced that a forensic audit had been ordered to examine the organisation’s accounts in detail.

According to Wickramaratne, the scale of the suspected irregularities exceeded initial expectations, prompting urgent calls for structural reforms and tighter oversight within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

The current administration was appointed by the government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following the resignation of the previous elected committee in April. The move sparked concerns over possible disciplinary action from the International Cricket Council (ICC), which prohibits political interference in cricket boards.

Sri Lanka Cricket had previously faced a two-month suspension from the ICC in 2023 under similar circumstances.

However, Wickramaratne said discussions with the global governing body had been positive and cooperative.

“Our engagement with the ICC has been constructive from the beginning,” he said. “We have kept the process transparent, and they have encouraged reforms carried out through proper and open procedures.”

The interim administration is now working on introducing a new constitution designed to strengthen governance and prevent individuals or groups from holding influence over the board for extended periods.

The resignation of former SLC president Shammi Silva and his committee cleared the way for the latest restructuring effort, which comes amid wider criticism over the board’s management and the national team’s recent performances.

Sri Lanka’s early exit from this year’s T20 World Cup jointly hosted with India intensified public frustration and added pressure for change within the country’s cricket establishment.

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