Go have some more lard on toast, you pasty git!­ You're not even winning this debate on your own­ turf.

At last check the US put together a ragtag team­ of part-timers and college kids and STILL beat England­ the last time we met in the WC. So you need to win this­ time around just to even it up.

And someone said yanks are agile and athletic HAHAHAHA­ YANKS ARE OBESE @#$% WHO STUFF THEIR FACE FULL OF BIG­ MACS AND CHEESE! My grans more agile than yanks

I like how "Degs" coming from a country that­ reveres cricket, thinks himself the ultimate arbiter of­ what is "proper sport." Anyone who would­ qualify sports as "proper" must play at­ everything with a limp wrist.
As for American athletes:­ They don't grow up kicking balls around, but­ throwing them, which is why we can pitch a football­ 60-yards downfield with little effort, while most Brit­ hooligans can't even throw beer bottles past their­ own shadows during a riot.

"Americans are­ athletic and agile...a lot of them play basketball,­ which possibly helps. And they don't believe they­ can lose--that's their upbringing."--Alex­ Ferguson

And YES, Tim Howard is our keeper. You know,­ the same Tim Howard who was the Premier League's­ Goalkeeper of The Year at Man. U.???? The same Tim­ Howard who broke Everton's team record for clean­ sheets in a season with 16, back in 08-09. Is he not­ any good, or are you suggesting the "Premier­ League" is VASTLY overrated?

You England fans go IF IF IF IF­ IF...................you would have won three world­ cups........IF IF IF IF ..............Why dont you just­ realize.....IF MAYBE U WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH AS THE­ OTHERS PERHAPS YOU WOULD HAVE WON THREE WORLD­ CUPS....................... preecks..........shut up­ and watch how other team wins it on t.v. ­ LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL....

amazing to hear bods talking about basketball and­ baseball stars as though they would be just as­ succesful if they took up a real sport (i.e. football)­ - i used to play basketball whilst recovering from­ injury because it was slightly more interesting than­ watching home and away and as for baseball i played­ rounders mainly to so that my sister and her friends­ could join in - regardless of population size England­ would have already won three world cups if it­ wasn't for biased referees, cheating south­ americans, and petulant Manchester United players too­ used to having it all their way at old trafford - the­ usa will never be any good at football till they get­ over themselves and stop having world series gay games­ and play proper sport like the rest of the world

Is Howard really your no. 1? ol' butter fingers!­ haha.

"I'm pretty sure that if­ England had a­ population the size of the USA we would­ probably have­ won the world cup more than once." quoth (anything­ but ) Sage

If it's all about­ "population" size, then everyone should just­ quit now because China and India are about to field the­ most invincible teams in the history of sport. And for­ that matter why is tiny little Netherlands always so­ much better than big, bad England? As everyone with­ even a particle of grey matter knows, the US' best­ athletes all funnel into THREE sports: American­ football, basketball, and baseball. If the likes of­ LeBron James (basketball) or Adrian Peterson (NFL­ football) had cared enough about soccer as children to­ take up the game, the entire English side would feel­ warm fluid running down their legs at the sight of the­ US team as it stepped onto the pitch. The greatest fear­ of England (and the rest of Europe) is that the­ sleeping giant will one day wake and devote even a tiny­ fraction of its resources to the "beautiful­ game"; in which case the yanks would once again­ relegate England to the dustbins of history (in the­ last thing that still matters to Brits).

The US squad­ is erratic and unpredictable which makes them a bit­ scary for supporters on both sides. They could field­ the team that put an end to Spain's lengthy winning­ streak...or the defenseless squads that gave up buckets­ of goals to the Czechs and Mexicans (albeit without Tim­ Howard in goal) .

Depending on which US team shows­ up in RSA I predict England will either win 4-1...or­ the match will end in a 1-1 draw. But both teams will­ advance to the next round...unless of course, they­ don't. ;) Either way, quit being total @#$% and­ show some respect: Howard, Donovan, Dempsey, Onyewo,­ Altidore...the US has ample talent. It should be a­ great match to watch, and may the best team win.

here we go boys, all the best to all teams in the wc

is good netherlands !

I'm not sure why everyone feels the need to diss­ the USA team all day every day. Yea we call it soccer­ and no we might not be the most talented squad to watch­ on the pitch but we play our game and that's good­ enough for me. I already know people won't accept­ it if the USA does happen to win, due to either the­ absence of Ferdinand or some other crazy reason that­ I'm sure someone will think up but to be honest it­ doesn't bother me. I'm predicting a 2-1 score­ but I couldn't tell you who will be the team with­ the 2 all I know is that this should be one hell of a­ game.

with out rio England's mf will play more­ defensively or capello will play defensive a defensive­ mf. leaving lampard up the field to help Rooney and­ with Rooney having support from a strike partner he­ will be on target. england 3-1 usa good luck both teams

England vs USA Lineups:

USA: Howard, Cherundolo,­ Demerit, Goodson, Bocanegra, Bradley, Torres, Dempsey,­ Donovan, Altidore, Buddle.

England: Hart, G.Johnson,­ King, Terry, A.Cole, Lampard, Barry, Milner, Gerrard,­ Crouch, Rooney.

England's problems will come from­ having too many offensive minded MF's and getting­ caught on the counter. The USA will absorb some­ pressure and counterattack. Eventualy, Donovan will­ create a goal for Altidore, Dempsey or Buddle. Once­ England falls behind, they'll push forward even­ more and get caught again.

Meanwhile, Gerrard and­ Rooney are in poor form and Barry will be rusty at­ best. Crouch is the most dangerous man, but without­ proper service, he'll be rendered useless.­

Prediction: USA 2, England 0.

David w if you claim to no so much about england's­ history since we invented football please enlighten­ me. cause it is my belief correct me if I'm wrong­ but England has won the world cup as we no if now only­ once but have won it numerous amount of times before­ that.

Underachievers? Gotta be Scotland, out in the first­ round in EVERY tournament they've played in!

There are defensive problems with England. But the­ same can be said of the US.
Playing strategically,­ accepting a draw while looking for one's chances on­ the counter, would not be a bad thing.

When the US beats England, we'll suddenly hear­ about various clubs chasing Donovan, Dempsey, Bradley­ and Altidore...The English media still think of USA­ Soccer as if it were 1994 when they struggled for­ possession vs a 10 man Brazil.

I can't wait for­ the English nation as a whole t get a reality check.­

Alexi Lalas IS right...England are not nearly as good­ as they think.

oh sheeit. okay maybe they arent pushovers. now im­ worried lol :P