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England v USA: Key moments as Three Lions see out cagey draw

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England v USA: Key moments as Three Lions see out cagey draw
England v USA: Key moments as Three Lions see out cagey drawOpta by Stats Perform
England missed the chance to secure qualification to the knockout stages of the World Cup with a game to spare, as the Three Lions were held to a goalless draw by USA in Group B.

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England v USA match stats
England v USA match statsOpta by Stats Perform

90+5' The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.

90+3' What a chance that is! Harry Kane (England) displays good awareness near the penalty spot to get on the end of a cross from the free kick, but he steers his header narrowly wide of the left post.

83' It's time for a substitution. Giovanni Reyna (USA) comes on in place of Timothy Weah.

78' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Bukayo Saka leaves the pitch and Marcus Rashford (England) comes on.

78' Gregg Berhalter prepares a substitution. Sergino Dest is replaced by Shaquell Moore (USA).

77' Substitution. Weston McKennie leaves the pitch and is replaced by Brenden Aaronson (USA).

68' Gareth Southgate has decided to make a change. Jack Grealish (England) replaces Raheem Sterling.

68' Substitution. Jude Bellingham will be replaced by Jordan Henderson (England).

46' The referee blows his whistle to signal the start of the second half.

England v USA momentum over 90 minutes
England v USA momentum over 90 minutesOpta by Stats Perform

45+2' Jesus Valenzuela has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.

45+1' Mason Mount (England) receives a low pass just outside the box and unleashes a fine strike to the bottom left corner. Matt Turner pulls off a reflexive save to block his effort. Nice goalkeeping skill.

43' Sergino Dest sends a terrific cross into the box. Christian Pulisic (USA) gets on the end of it but his header from the centre of the box goes just wide of the left post.

41' Sergino Dest (USA) goes on a weaving run through the defence and gets within shooting range but his effort is blocked.

33' It should have been a goal! Christian Pulisic (USA) fires a rocket of a shot but it only hits the crossbar!

26' Weston McKennie (USA) makes room to connect with a cross, but his strike from the penalty spot isn't accurate at all and the ball goes well over the bar.

17' Weston McKennie plays a hopeful lofted pass into the box. Haji Wright (USA) luckily gets his head to the ball and sends it narrowly wide of the right post from near the penalty spot.

10' Harry Kane (England) receives a sweet pass inside the box, but his effort on goal is blocked by the defender.

1' The first half of this match is about to start.

Pre-match

England starting XI: Pickford; Shaw, Maguire, Stones, Trippier; Rice, Mount, Bellingham; Sterling, Kane, Saka

USA starting XI: Turner; Dest, Zimmerman, Ream, Robinson; Adams, McKennie, Musah; Weah, Wright; Pulisic 

Players to watch: Bukayo Saka netted a brace against Iran, emulating skipper Harry Kane, who scored a double in England’s first World Cup game in 2018. Meanwhile, the USA’s Timothy Weah, scorer of the first World Cup goal against Wales since Pelé in 1958, is yet to lose an international in which he’s netted (W2, D2).

Hot stat: England’s last four internationals produced an average of 3.75 second-half goals per game.

World Cup trivia: Three teams this century have scored at least three goals in each half of a World Cup game: Germany against Saudi Arabia in 2002, Argentina against Serbia & Montenegro in 2006, and England against Iran on Monday.