In the days leading up to the meeting of England and the United States in the World Cup, we’ve had to endure many witty and not-so-witty stories about the differences and similarities between the two countries, the subtle differences in the language they speak – and how do they call the game they were trying to play on Friday night.pic.twitter.com/G8nuQ2bNC9— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) November 25, 2022 After the Iran game, England would have come into this game full of confidence, but it hardly showed in their second match of the tournament. Slow, sloppy, undecisive and lacking in ideas, Gareth Southgate’s team was awful from start to finish, with only a few half-chances to speak about.The English wouldn’t like to admit it, but they were second-best to the team they love to look down at.Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie both came close for the USMNT in the first 45 minutes but needed a bit more composure. Pulisic’s shot cracked off Jordan Pickford’s crossbar, saving the English blushes.England have STILL never beaten USA at the #FIFAWorldCup 🤯#ENGUSA #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/qJd1AedZuL— ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) November 25, 2022 On the other end, captain Harry Kane had a couple of attempts, but neither of those looked likely to beat American goalkeeper Matt Turner.All in all, we expected more action from this match. After England put six goals past Iran, they looked inexplicably inept against their English-speaking rivals.If you haven’t seen this match – we congratulate you. And we envy you quite a bit.WORLD CUPFriday, Nov 25thWales – Iran 0-1 (0-0)/Cheshmi 90+9/Qatar – Senegal 1-3 (0-1)/Muntari 78 – Dia 41, Diedhou 48, Dieng 84/Netherlands – Ecuador 1-1 (1-0)/Gakpo 6 – Valencia 49/England – USA 0-0Saturday, Nov 26th13:00: (2.90) Tunisia (3.00) Australia (2.65) D16:00: (1.63) Poland (3.80) Saudi Arabia (5.70) C19:00: (2.00) France (3.40) Denmark (3.90) D22:00: (1.62) Argentina (3.70) Mexico (6.00) C***odds are subject to change
