England and the United States tied 0-0 in the World Cup in Qatar. The two teams met for the third time in a row, with the United States beating their opponent for the second time with a win. The English still lead the pack.
The Netherlands failed to beat Ecuador, so England had the opportunity to secure a place in the top 16 as the first on the field. Gareth Southgate On the principle of not changing the winning team, he fielded the same starting line-up as during the 6-2 win over Iran, and based on the first minutes, the plan seemed to work, mainly because Saka Time and time again I managed to get behind the protection, Ken Only an amazing block from his shot saved the American team.
Then the USA changed their attack, and England did not like it very much, which until the end of the first half became completely passive. Up to North America:
- One of the most active players in the match, McKinney He missed the biggest chance of the match in the 26th minute when he shot into the sky from a penalty kick,
- while Policy It hit the crossbar shortly after.
England had two chances at the end of the first half, multiply And that’s when he scored the goal for the first time in the match. Neither team made any changes to continue, meaning the start of the second half still belonged to the American team.
In the 68th minute, Southgate changed two, first Grealish He was very energetic, but that didn’t bring victory either. The game-winning ball was headed home by Kane in the 93rd minute. But the stats clearly show that the Americans were closer to success for most of the match.
England 0: 0 USA
▪ xG: 0.59 – 0.82
▪ xThreat: 1.47 – 0.88
▪ Acquisitions: 55.4% – 44.6%
▪ Field tilt: 52.6% – 47.4%
▪ Visibility line height: 50.0 – 44.6#msbot_wc pic.twitter.com/7tkNN0D7iLMarkstatsbot November 25, 2022
The United States of America surprisingly defeated England in the 1950 World Cup, and in 2010 the two teams played 1-1, and now the score is 0-0, that is, England has not yet managed to defeat the United States.
Of the four attacking Englishmen, only Saka was able to create a situation. Kane, Sterling and Mount finished with 0 chances created, and Squawka hit the high ball from Phil Foden, who was benched the entire time.
Phil Foden created many chances against the United States such as Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Harry Kane.
Phil Foden never played…#world Cup pic.twitter.com/IvIOzRq63G
– Squawka (Squawka) November 25, 2022
