Loud jeers rang around the stadium. England바카라s fans were not happy. The United States had frustrated them yet again at a World Cup. (More Football News) | (Points Table)
That바카라s three times and counting that the teams have met on soccer바카라s biggest stage and England is still waiting for its first win against the Americans after a 0-0 draw on Friday.
Coach Gareth Southgate had reminded his players of that record beforehand, with the U.S. famously winning 1-0 in 1950 and playing out a 1-1 draw in 2010. They didn바카라t seem to heed his warning and didn바카라t respond to Gregg Berhalter바카라s young and energetic team.
England beat Iran 6-2 in its opening game in Qatar to justify its status as one of the tournament favorites. But it could consider itself fortunate not to have dropped another match to the U.S., after Christian Pulisic hit the crossbar with a first-half strike and Weston McKinnie lifted a shot over from eight yards out.
The England fans had turned up at the Al Bayt Stadium in anticipation of celebrating a win and qualification to the knockout stages with a game to play.
바카라I want our fans at home to have a smile on their faces and we haven바카라t quite managed to achieve that,바카라 Southgate said. 바카라But people are going to react how they react and I can바카라t let that affect how I feel about the team or how the team feels.
바카라The objective is to qualify and we have three games to do it.바카라
Frustrating England is one thing. But Berhalter바카라s job is to advance to the knockout stages.
The draw sets up a match for the U.S. against Iran on Tuesday for a spot in the round of 16. Iran beat Wales 2-0 earlier and sits second in Group B with three points, one more than the Americans.
바카라It sets up our first knockout game of the World Cup,바카라 Berhalter said. 바카라We win or we바카라re out of the World Cup. That바카라s going to be the focus for us while we are preparing the team for the next game.
바카라But most importantly, understanding the intensity Iran is going to bring. They played an excellent game today. Played with ton of spirit will have to be up for it if we want a chance to advance.바카라
Southgate, meanwhile, will try to lift his players. He described them as dejected following the elating win against Iran.
And despite the boos, England is still top of the group with four points.
바카라It wasn바카라t the best performance, for sure,바카라 said Harry Kane, who came close to scoring with a stoppage-time header. 바카라Good spells with the ball, but we didn바카라t quite have the final product.
바카라We had two or three opportunities and didn바카라t put it away.바카라
KANE WAIT
Kane, Golden Boot winner from the 2018 World Cup, is still looking for his first goal at this tournament.
MUSAH MISS
Yunus Musah, who chose to represent the U.S. over England, showed exactly what Southgate is missing out on with a dominant midfield performance.
