USA will be satisfied with a point while the English tabloids will no doubt slam Capello's men and specifically sorry goalkeeper Green for their disappointing opener of South Africa 2010.
90' +4
Final score: 1 - 1
90' +2
Foul by England
90'
Corner kick for United States
89'
Shot over the goal by United States
87'
Header on goal goes wide by England
86'
S. Holden enters the game and replaces J. Altidore.
85'
Foul by United States
83'
Foul by United States
Foul by England
82'
Foul by United States
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79'
P. Crouch enters the game and replaces E. Heskey.
78'
Foul by United States
Corner kick for England
77'
E. Buddle enters the game and replaces R. Findley.
Header over the goal by England
76'
Corner kick for England
Shot on goal by England
75'
Shot wide of goal by England
Shot on goal by England
74'
R. Findley gets yellow.
Foul by United States
73'
Peter Crouch is warming up on the sidelines and will soon make his appearance as England looks to raise the pressure.
69'
Offside for England
68'
Shot over the goal by England
67'
Foul by United States
66'
Corner kick for England
65'
Shot on goal by United States
Altidore nearly put his side ahead after he spurred past Carragher. His shot was saved miraculously by Green.
64'
Shot wide of goal by England
63'
Shot on goal by England
62'
Header on goal goes wide by United States
61'
S. Gerrard gets yellow.
60'
Foul by England
59'
J. Carragher gets yellow.
Foul by England
56'
England boss Capello's annoyance is growing as his side shows a lack of sharpness in front of the goal.
55'
Foul by England
54'
Offside for England
53'
Foul by United States
52'
Shot on goal by England
Huge chance for Heskey who had a free path to Howard who manages to pull of a solid save.
51'
Offside for England
50'
Foul by England
48'
Foul by United States
47'
J. DeMerit gets yellow.
Header on goal goes wide by England
46'
J. Carragher enters the game and replaces L. King.
The second half is under way 1 - 1
Foul by United States
45' +4
England's solid performance is totally overshadowed by Green's mistake that will be hard to digest for the West Ham shot stopper. The Three Lions face a tough task recovering from this unexpected setback while the United States will consider themselves the moral winners of an exciting first half.
45' +3
Halftime score: 1 - 1
45' +1
Offside for England
45'
Corner kick for England
41'
Shot on goal by England
40'
C. Dempsey has scored a goal for United States!
A horror mistake by England goalie Robert Green! The West Ham goalkeeper lets a weak shot by Clint Demspey slip through his hands: 1-1.
39'
S. Cherundolo gets yellow.
Shot wide of goal by United States
Foul by United States
37'
Shot wide of goal by England
36'
Foul by United States
35'
Corner kick for England
Foul by England
33'
Howard is back on his feet again and seems to be recovered from Heskey's challenge.
32'
Shot on goal by United States
31'
S. Wright-Phillips enters the game and replaces J. Milner.
30'
US goalie Howard gets hit by Heskey and looks to be in a world of hurt after his brave save after a cross from Lennon.
28'
Corner kick for England
27'
Header on goal goes wide by United States
26'
J. Milner gets yellow.
Another cruel tackle by Milner on Cherundolo who forms a plague for the England midfielder who will have to watch his moves from now he on as he's rightly booked by the referee.
20'
Shot on goal by England
19'
Altidore throws away the perfect opportunity for the equaliser as he fails to finish an outstanding cross from Donovan.
18'
Foul by United States
Foul by England
15'
Offside for England
14'
Corner kick for United States
13'
Header over the goal by United States
Corner kick for United States
12'
Corner kick for United States
11'
Header on goal by United States
Team USA will have to do everything they can to recover from this early hammer blow which was handed by England skipper Gerrard.
10'
Corner kick for England
Foul by England
9'
Foul by United States
7'
Foul by England
6'
Gerrard gives England a dream start: 1-0! A huge defensive mistake by the United States and Gerrard has no trouble putting his side ahead.
4'
S. Gerrard has scored a goal for England! Assist by E. Heskey.
2'
Offside for United States
1'
Referee Carlos Eugenio Simon from Brazil has blown his whistle for the first time. The United States will hope to repeat their major surprise of Brazil 1950 when they downed England 1-0. The Three Lions hope that their golden generation will finally live up to the expectations after disapponting results in recent years.
The Manchester United striker will get support from an outstanding midfield which features two of the best playmakers of the world: Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
The Three Lions will face an in-form USA team who won their last two matches against Turkey and Australia. Special detail of today's match will be the confrontation between Ashley Cole and Landon Donovan. The last time the two faced each other, Chelsea back Cole left the field with an ankle fracture after a collision with Donovan who played on loan for Everton.
The Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Phokeng will be the stage of the first match of Group C between England an the United States. The eyes of the football world will focus on super star Wayne Rooney who will hope to lead England's golden generation to World Cup glory.
The Manchester United striker will get support from an outstanding midfield which features two of the best playmakers of the world: Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
The Three Lions will face an in-form USA team who won their last two matches against Turkey and Australia. Special detail of today's match will be the confrontation between Ashley Cole and Landon Donovan. The last time the two faced each other, Chelsea back Cole left the field with an ankle fracture after a collision with Donovan who played on loan for Everton.
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