Know Your Enemy - Keepers
What the formula says about the likely starting keepers the US will face in the World Cup group stage
England
Jordan Pickford
Age (in November) - 28
Club Career - two seasons in the English fifth tier, one season in the English fourth tier, two seasons in the English third tier, one season in the English second tier, and about to begin his ninth season in the English Premier League; 211 Premier League caps
International Career - member of the 2018 English World Cup squad; started all three group stage matches and all four knockout matches; 7 caps, 690 minutes; England finished fourth, behind France, Croatia, and Belgium
Recent Form - heading into his sixth season with Everton in the Premier League; 35 caps last season
Formula Scores (through the end of the 21-22 season)
RAW - .625
HOT - .580
Wales
Danny Ward
Age (in November) - 29
Club Career - two seasons in the English fifth tier, one season in the English fourth tier, one season in the Scottish top tier, one season in the English second tier, and about to begin his eleventh season in the English Premier League (largely as a backup); 3 Premier League caps
International Career - 8 World Cup qualification caps this cycle
Recent Form - heading into his fifth season with Leicester City in the Premier League; 1 cap last season
Formula Scores (through the end of the 21-22 season)
RAW - .620
HOT - .070
Iran
Alireza Beiranvand
Age (in November) - 30
Club Career - nine seasons in the Iranian top tier, one season in the Belgian top tier, one season in the Portuguese top tier, about to begin his first season in the back in the Iranian top tier; 157 Persian Gulf Pro League caps
International Career - member of the 2018 Iranian World Cup squad; started all three group stage matches; 3 caps, 270 minutes; Iran finished third in their group, beating Morocco, losing to Spain, and drawing Portugal
Recent Form - heading into his first season back with Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League; 8 caps with Boavista in the Portuguese Primeira Liga last season
Formula Scores (through the end of the 21-22 season)
RAW - .472
HOT - .000