USMNT embracing underdog role against England ahead of Friday's match

But in the monumental Black Friday clash against England (2 p.m. ET, FOX and the FOX Sports app), it's a different story. .

And I think it’s our time to show the world we’re capable of playing with the best and beating the best.".

That’s not a bad starting point at a World Cup that has already seen two monumental upsets through the first 12 games — Saudi Arabia topped Lionel Messi and Argentina on Tuesday, a day before Germany lost to Japan.

The Americans’ all-time 1W-0L-1T World Cup record against England proves Turner’s point, even if it has nothing to do with the current U.S.

More relevant is the fact that this USMNT has significantly more experience playing in England than any before it.

Five starters against Wales — Adams, Turner, Christian Pulisic, Tim Ream and Jedi Robinson play in the Premier League.

Musah also captained England’s under-18 team before a call from Berhalter convinced him to rep his birth nation instead (Musah reiterated Wednesday that he’s never spoken to England manager Gareth Southgate).

"When I saw the group drawn and saw [the U.S.] was in the same group as England, I was excited," Carter-Vickers said Wednesday.

"Now that we’ve got our first game out of the way, everyone has a feel for what the games are like, what the atmosphere is like," Musah said of his first World Cup experience.

"We’ve always carried a chip on our shoulder," Adams said

Before joining FOX Sports in 2021, he was a staff writer with ESPN and Yahoo Sports and he has covered United States men’s and women’s national teams at multiple FIFA World Cups