- The United States Men's National Team played England to a scoreless draw in the group stage of the World Cup.
- While USMNT controlled the action through the majority of the match, they weren't able to find the back of the net.
The United States Men's National Team played England to a scoreless draw at the World Cup, beating expectations and setting up a must-win matchup against Iran to close out the group stage.
USMNT was coming off of a draw against Wales, and were the heavy underdogs against England entering the match. But after Iran beat Wales 2-0 earlier in the day, USA knew that a draw against England would leave them in control of their own destiny moving forward in the World Cup.
Through the opening 45 minutes of action, USA controlled the pace of the match, with two goal-scoring opportunities standing out.
In the 26th minute, Weston McKennie got the ball on his foot in the box, but skied it over the net.
Later in the first half, Team USA talisman Christian Pulisic nearly put his country ahead with a monstrous shot that went off the crossbar.
Still scoreless, USMNT held strong on defense, and kept England in check into halftime.
Coming into the closing stages of the match, things were frenetic, but the best chances still fell to Team USA.
Ultimately, USA wouldn't find the back of the net, but threatened the goal far more than their English counterparts did through the match.
And whenever England did push for goal, USA goalkeeper Matt Turner stood strong in the box.
England's best chance came on a free kick in stoppage time, with Harry Kane making clean contact on a header, but pushing the ball out of bounds.
USMNT has now drawn two straight games to open their World Cup, setting up a must-win matchup against Iran in their final match of the group stage on Tuesday.
With a win, USA will advance to the knockout stage of the tournament with five points out of Group B. A loss or draw will send the United States home early.
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