Answering a question using "I wish"

I was asked which team I would want to win a given game, so I answer something like:

  1. I wish TEAM_A wins (the game).

However, it does not sound quite right to me, should I have rephrased the answer above to something like:

  1. I wish TEAM_A to win.

What about when answering with I hope instead of I wish, should I use the same structrue of 1. or 2. ?


Solution 1:

Correct usage in British English is:

Wish:

I wish TEAM_A to win.

Hope:

I hope TEAM_A wins (the game).

or

I hope that TEAM_A wins (the game).

but for more idiomatic phrases see Other ways to say "I'm rooting for you?"

A simple way to say it is "I'm supporting TEAM_A".