By A calamitous error in the last few minutes of the first half denied England victory in their first game of this year's World Cup. Steven Gerrard latched onto a sublime little touch from Emile Heskey to put England ahead inside the first 5 minutes. USA had a few chances to equalise before Clint Dempsey's 25 yard shot slipped through Robert Green's hands to gift the USA a 1-1 scoreline at half-time. England had the best chances in the second half, although Robert Green made a fine save after Jozy Altidore had skinned Jamie Carragher down the wing.
Things that I noticed during the game:
- Emile Heskey may not score many goals but he contributes so much more.
- Both these teams should qualify from this group.
- We drew our first game in 1966 and went on to win the World Cup. So, it's not really that bad after all.
- Italy, who went on to win in 2006, drew one of their group games 1-1 against USA that year.
- Why have we left Theo Walcott at home and took Shaun Wright-Phillips?
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