AL KHOR, Qatar—Loud jeers rang around the stadium. England’s fans were not happy. The United States had frustrated them yet again at a World Cup.
That’s three times and counting that the teams have met on soccer’s biggest stage and England is still waiting for its first win against the Americans after a 0–0 draw on Friday.
Coach Gareth Southgate had reminded his players of that record beforehand, with the United States famously winning 1–0 in 1950 and playing out a 1–1 draw in 2010. They didn’t seem to heed his warning and didn’t respond to Gregg Berhalter’s young and energetic team….