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From the second Group C was drawn, this was the game everyone wanted to talk about. Everyone in the USA and England anyway. It's almost as if Algeria and Slovenia don't exist. The concentrate on this game has a mixture of historical and political reasons, as properly as some incredibly specific football reasons. All of which we'll discuss beneath. The objective preview goes that despite the latest injury to captain Rio Ferdinand, England is still anticipated to win this Group C opener, but USA could still progress with final results against Algeria and Slovenia. However, the subjective preview goes that for historical, political and cultural reasons there's a entire extra dimension to this game. England may be favourite, but the USA are not going to make it easy for them and will be treating this game like a derby.
I've said it ahead of and I'll say it again: this game means additional to Americans. The history of the USA begins with a win above England. On the battlefield instead of the football field, but still. The two nations are on significantly friendlier terms nowadays, but the desire to overthrow the English is arguably still there in the American DNA. Football wise, one of the USA's most storied wins came at the 1950 World Cup, wherever a hastily assembled team of intended no-hopers shocked an England team that was intended to be the ideal in the world by winning 1-0. Sixty years later the disparity in talent isn't nearly as big. But that established old world (England) vs ambitious new world (USA) dynamic is still in impact, and a victory for the USA in this game arguably represents another step forward for US Soccer. Also at stake: steak.
The USA's most potent attacking player is probably Landon Donovan, who will likely start on the right wing. If he does, he'll be up against England left back Ashley Cole, who likes to get forward a bit himself. However, Cole's defensive skills are often underrated so the USA will arguably have much more luck on the other flank exactly where Clint Dempsey will likely be attacking the very much much less defensively sound Glen Johnson. Other matchups worth watching out for: Youthful and fast US striker Jozy Altidore vs not so youthful or so fast (but a lot far more famous) England defender John Terry. Going the other way, Wayne Rooney is a class above America's defence, however possible England targetmen Peter Crouch or Emile Heskey could find themselves on the losing end of a physical battle with big American defenders Oguchi Onyewu and Jay DeMerit.
