World Cup 2022 live online: USMNT and Mexico latest news, friendlies today

World Cup headlines: Thursday 17 November 2022
– Three days to go until the 2022 World Cup kicks off with Qatar vs Ecuador
– Mexico defeated by Sweden in last warm-up match
– Argentina and Germany the latest teams to have arrived in Qatar
– A host of friendly games involving World Cup teams scheduled for Thursday
– USMNT's Christian Pulisic, Matt Turner and Gio Reyna have spoken to the media
Browse our latest World Cup 2022 articles:
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USMNT: Pulisic and Turner discuss World Cup
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The history of Mexico in its last warm up game before a World Cup
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Why was Costa Rica’s pre-World Cup friendly against Iraq cancelled?
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Qatar 2022 World Cup opening game: who’s playing, when and where
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How many times has Mexico played in the World Cup?
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Jordan – Spain, live online: Asensio and Ansu start, score, stats, updates, pre-World Cup 2022 friendly
A little reminder that my esteemed colleague Joe will be taking you through the Jordan vs Spain game right here on AS USA. Give it a click!
Kick off in around 45 minutes.
Today's World Cup warm-up games
In case you missed it earlier on, there are some pre-World Cup friendlies going on today, one as I type!
Earlier, Ghana defeated Switzerland 2-0.
Japan and Canada are locked at 1-1 at half-time.
Three more matches later on:
Jordan vs Spain – 11am ET
Morocco vs Georgia – 11am ET
Portugal vs Nigeria – 1.45pm ET

Injury updates – Argentina's Joaquín Correa and Spain's José Gayà
It's a delicate time for all players hoping to take part in the World Cup. An injury now, whether in a friendly game or in training, could spell disaster.
Joaquín Correa, who's only just recovered from a knee injury, has felt some pain in that knee after Argentina's thrashing of the UAE yesterday. Lionel Scaloni and his staff are hopeful that it won't prove to be anything serious.
Spain left-back José Gayà won't to be involved in today's friendly with Jordan because of an ankle sprain and it's a case of wait-and-see for him.
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Maxi Rodriquez: Most football fans “rooting for Messi” in Qatar
Former Argentina international Maxi Rodríguez reckons a lot of fans from other nation want his country to win the World Cup because of Lionel Messi. Not sure Brazilians would agree but could there be something in this?
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Maradona ‘Hand of God’ referee defends infamous decision
I always find it incredible that two of the most iconic goals in World Cup history were scored not only in the very same match, but in the space of four minutes.
I'm obviously talking about Diego Maradona's controversial/genius double for Argentina against England in 1986. The referee from that game, Ali Bin Nasser, has been speaking about his decision to award the infamous 'Hand of God' goal.
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Macron’s controversial quotes on the 2022 World Cup
There's obviously been lots of criticism of FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
French president Emmanuel Macron has been speaking about it today and has a somewhat different take to the ones that have been doing the rounds.
Switzerland beaten in pre-World Cup friendly
I mentioned earlier than Switzerland were taking on Ghana in a pre-World Cup friendly. That has finished 2-0 to the Black Stars.
The Swiss must be saving themselves for the real thing…
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The history of Mexico in its last warm up game before a World Cup
In case you missed it yesterday, Mexico lost to Sweden in their last World Cup warm-up game. And it turns out that El Tri don't have a particularly great record when it comes to pre-tournament friendlies…
Here's Aram with more.
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Cristiano Ronaldo set to miss Portugal’s friendly with Nigeria before World Cup
See the man in the picture down there? Yeh, he's not going to be playing. You may be aware that Cristiano Ronaldo has been in the headlines this week – and every week – but he won't have the opportunity to do his thing for Portugal against Nigeria due to illness.
Will he be OK for Portugal's opening game against Ghana in a week's time?
Here's Kieran with more.
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Portugal vs Nigeria: times, how to watch on TV, stream online, World Cup preparation match
Live coverage of Portugal vs Nigeria on AS USA
And you're in for a real treat today – a pre-World Cup friendly double header, just to get you in the mood!
We'll also have live coverage of Portugal's final friendly against Nigeria, which starts at 1:45pm ET.
Again, if you're looking for how to watch the game, we've got your back.
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Jordan vs Spain: times, how to watch on TV, stream online
Live coverage of Jordan vs Spain on AS USA
We will be bringing you live coverage of Spain's friendly against Jordan, which gets going at 11am ET.
And if you fancy watching the game, here's how.
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Why was Costa Rica’s pre-World Cup friendly against Iraq cancelled?
Costa Rica's friendly vs Iraq cancelled
One warm-up match which won't take place, however, is Costa Rica's final friendly against Iraq.
Why not? Have a read.
Switzerland and Ghana early birds
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that Switzerland's friendly against Ghana has already kicked off!
It's currently 0-0 after just under half-an hour. We'll keep you posted on how that one finishes.
World Cup teams in friendly action
By my reckoning, there are five friendly games involving World Cup teams taking place today. Here’s what to look out for:
Switzerland vs Ghana – 5am ET
Japan vs Canada – 8:40am ET
Jordan vs Spain – 11am ET
Morocco vs Georgia – 11am ET
Portugal vs Nigeria – 1:45pm ET
World Cup build-up live: welcome
Hello and welcome to our daily build-up to the 2022 World Cup which will now kick-off in only THREE days, on Sunday 20 November.
Qatar vs Ecuador will get us running. Can you wait? We bet you can't.
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