Know Your Enemy - Strikers
What the formula says about the likely starting strikers the US will face in the World Cup group stage
England
Harry Kane
Age (in November) - 29
Club Career - one season in the English third tier, two seasons in the English second tier, about to begin his eleventh season in the English top tier; 183 goals & 41 assists in 282 Premier League caps
International Career - member of the 2018 English World Cup squad; started two of three group stage matches and all four knockout matches; 6 caps, 572 minutes, 6 goals, 0 assists; England finished fourth, behind France, Croatia, and Belgium
Recent Form - heading into his eleventh season with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League; 37 caps, 17 goals, 9 assists last season
Formula Scores (through the end of the 21-22 season)
RAW - .818
HOT - .850
Wales
Daniel James
Age (in November) - 25
Club Career - one season in the English second tier, about to begin his fifth season in the English top tier; 10 goals & 11 assists in 82 Premier League caps
International Career - 2 goals & 2 assists in 10 World Cup qualification caps this cycle
Recent Form - heading into his second season with Leeds United in the Premier League; 32 caps, 4 goals, 4 assists last season
Formula Scores (through the end of the 21-22 season)
RAW - .529
HOT - .390
Iran
Mehdi Taremi
Age (in November) - 30
Club Career - six seasons in the Iranian top tier, two seasons in the Iranian second tier, two seasons in the Qatari top tier, about to begin his fourth season in the Portuguese top tier; 54 goals & 25 assists in 96 Primeira Liga caps
International Career - member of the 2018 Iranian World Cup squad; started two of three group stage matches; 3 caps, 203 minutes, 0 goals, 0 assists; Iran finished third in their group, beating Morocco, losing to Spain, and drawing Portugal
Recent Form - heading into his third season with Porto in the Primeira Liga; 32 caps, 20 goals, 12 assists last season
Formula Scores (through the end of the 21-22 season)
RAW - .638
HOT - .600