Sunday update
I didn't stay up for the English, USA match last night, so this morning I checked out what happened on the Bangkok Post website and then watched the highlights on the fifa.com website. I suggest you check out that video first since almost all the highlights are described in the story below. You may also want to check out World Cup English for much more football-related vocabulary.Click button to listen to England-USA
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England, USA draw 1-1
England's goalkeeper Robert Green picks up the ball after US midfielder Clint Dempsey scored against England.
RUSTENBURG,
AFP England's hopes of a winning start to their World Cup campaign were
shattered by an extraordinary blunder by goalkeeper
Robert Green that
gifted the United States their equaliser
in a 1-1 draw here on Saturday.England captain Steven Gerrard gave his side a dream start to their Group C campaign with a fourth minute strike at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
But England were sent back to square one when Green let in Clint Dempsey's tame, 25-yard shot five minutes from half-time.
"The idea tonight was to win the game, but unfortunately we have let a poor goal in and we couldn't go on and get the winner," said Gerrard.
"The target now has got to be seven points."
England coach Fabio Capello refused to point the finger of blame at the unfortunate Green.
"He made one mistake but then pulled off a great save in the second half. I was pleased for him," said the Italian.
"We had lots of chances in the game. There were a lot of positives. Just the result wasn't positive."
US coach Bob Bradley praised his side.
"It was a great team effort to come back and equalise. At half-time we said we had a chance to win and at the end we took a point," he said.
England had gone ahead from their first foray into opposition territory.
Picking up a Glen Johnson throw-in from the right, Frank Lampard threaded a pass that was flicked on by Wayne Rooney to Emile Heskey on the edge of the area.
The Aston Villa striker got in front of Jay DeMerit and his first-time ball anticipated an untracked run by Gerrard, who prodded the ball past Tim Howard with the outside of his boot.
That might have precipitated a collapse from less resilient sides but the Americans were soon creating problems, particularly down the right.
England had a significant let-off when Jozy Altidore headed Landon Donovan's chip wide after outjumping Ledley King but they generally looked in control of the match until Green's 40th-minute blunder.
Gerrard was partly culpable, having allowed Dempsey to twist away from him on the edge of the area but still there seemed no danger as the West Ham goalkeeper knelt to gather a shot directed straight at him.
Somehow the man Capello had selected ahead of the more experienced David James allowed the ball to spin off his right glove and over the line.
England hit back through Glen Johnson, who tested Tim Howard after a mazy run to the edge of the area, but they were unable to restore their advantage before the interval.
Heskey should have done so soon after the restart, when Aaron Lennon's first-time pass sent him clear of a flat-footed American defence. But the striker's shot was unleashed too early and straight at Howard.
England's frustration was clear as Jamie Carragher, on as a second half substitute for King, and Gerrard picked up bookings in quick succession for late challenges.
Lampard made his presence felt with a left-foot drive that Howard had to touch over at full stretch.
But it was the Americans who enjoyed the clearest chance of a winner, Donovan releasing Altidore whose close range strike was touched on to the post by Green.
England's best chance of the second period fell to Shaun Wright-Phillips, but Howard was able to comfortably beat away the Manchester City winger's poorly directed shot from the left of the goalmouth and it was the Americans who finished the match pressing for a winner.
shatter – to break into many pieces แตกกระจาย
extraordinary – very unusual and surprising เกินธรรมดา, ผิดธรรมดา
blunder – a careless or embarrassing mistake ความผิดพลาดจากความสะเพร่า
draw – a game that ends with both teams or players having the same number of points เสมอกัน
back to square one – in the same situation that you were in before you started to do something, with no progress made
target – a particular number or amount that you want to achieve เป้าหมาย
positive – good ที่ดี
foray – a sudden quick attack on an enemy จู่โจม, รุกคืบ
opposition – a team you are competing against คู่ต่อสู้
thread – in football, to put kick or pass the ball through a narrow space ทะลุผ่าน
flick – to make something move quickly and suddenly, especially with a quick movement of the foot or hand สะบัด, ปัด
untracked – unmarked; undefended, i.e., not having a player from the opposite team nearby
prod – to push something quickly แหย่, แยง
precipitate – to make something happen or begin to exist suddenly and quickly, especially something bad เร่งให้เกิดขึ้น, ทำให้ตกตะกอน
collapse –to fail suddenly ล้ม
resilient – able to quickly become strong, healthy or happy again after a problem, disappointment or illness คืนสู่สภาพเดิม
let-off – not being harmed or punished when you could have been ไม่เอาผิด
chip – to hit or kick a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance
cupable – responsible for doing something bad or illegal น่าตำหนิ
mazy – changing directions often
interval – a short break between the parts of something such as a play or a concert or, this case, between halves of a football match ช่วงหยุดพัก
unleash – to release suddenly a strong, uncontrollable and usually destructive force ปล่อย
frustration – an annoyed or discouraged feeling because you cannot do or have what you want ความผิดหวัง, ความไม่พอใจ
substitute – a player who replaces another member of his or her team during a match ตัวสำรอง
succession – a series of things of the same type, in this case, late challenges การต่อเนื่องกัน
challenge – in football, an attempt to take the ball away from your opponent or to stop them from progressing คัดค้าน