England – USA 12 June 2010
*matches in all competitions
England last 5 matches:
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USA last 5 matches:
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England FIFA ranking: 8
USA FIFA ranking: 14
The match that will close day 2 in the 2010 World Cup, a very interesting duel between England and the USA on Saturday, a real test for England if they are to achieve the final stages at this competition.
Both England and USA look like the best candidates to claim the top 2 spots and advance with opposition from and unpredictable Slovenia and Algeria as one of the best African Nations at the moment.
England had a superb qualifying run in the UEFA zone with, losing only away to Ukraine when they where already qualified and winning all the rest. The pressure is up for them to do great things and at least in the Group stages I expect them to live up.
The USA with yet another participation at the final tournament having one of the most facile qualifying zones in the world as decent opposition comes from teams like Mexico and Costa Rica it would take a severe accident for them to miss any participation.
The football here has grown over the past years and the USA national team looks like a solid group when thinking of last year’s Confederations Cup performance but don’t take the FIFA ranking to seriously.
My tip: England to win (2-0 scoreline)

















