Yunus Musah is about to take part in his first World Cup. His teammate at Valencia, Edinson Cavani, is about to play in his fourth.
So naturally, Musah had some questions.
As the U.S. national team continues preparing for Monday’s World Cup opener against Wales, Musah said he had spoken to his Uruguayan counterpart about what to expect from the tournament.
“I spoke to [Cavani] because I wanted to know what [the World Cup] is like,” Musah said at a press conference. “He told me that sometimes people say that there is an easy group or a difficult one, but every team wants to do something good. The competition comes every four years and they all go at full strength, so there is no easy group,” the USMNT midfielder said.
Cavani ironically took part in what many considered to be one of the easiest groups in recent memory in 2018, as Uruguay was drawn with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in Group A. Uruguay won all three games, but host Russia surprised by winning two games and eventually reaching the quarterfinal.
Uruguay also reached the last eight in 2018, where it fell to eventual champion France. Cavani has reached the knockout stage in all three of his previous World Cups, with Uruguay making it all the way to the semifinal in 2010.
Musah will be hoping to help the USMNT get out of Group B, where it will face Wales, England and Iran.
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