A FAVORABLE DRAW:

England face USA in kind World Cup draw (Independent, 4 December 2009)

England will open their quest to lift the World Cup by tackling the United States in Rustenburg on Saturday, June 12.

Fabio Capello could not have hoped for much better from a group that will also see the Three Lions tackle Algeria and Slovenia in Group C.

Any clash with the United States is bound to revive memories of that shock defeat during the 1950 tournament in Brazil.

Not only is England psychologically fragile, but their goalkeeping is dreadful. There's no excuse for the US not moving on this time.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 4, 2009 3:17 PM