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England versus the USA at the World Cup is a tale of humiliation, comedy errors and goalkeeper clangers... from the USA's shock win in 1950 to Rob Green's howler in 2010

Cross England with the USA and the World Cup and you end up with an embarrassing blend of ritual humiliation, comical errors and goalkeeping last rites.

Start in 1950, and perhaps the most notorious defeat in Belo Horizonte, when the FA’s approach was so casual they sent Stanley Matthews via a goodwill tour of Canada and allowed Jack Aston and Henry Cockburn to tour the USA with Manchester United on the way.

England suffered a famous 1-0 defeat to the USA at the World Cup in 1950 in Brazil
The USA shocked the football world with their impressive victory over England in 1950

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