AL KHOR, Qatar — For England, this all felt a bit more familiar. A grim goalless draw, boos at the end and a performance lacking in ambition and creative spark. This is what tournament games are supposed to feel like, and the result is that Al Khor joins Rustenburg, South Africa and Belo Horizonte, Brazil on the list of venues in which England has failed to beat the USA at World Cups.
To an extent it doesn’t matter. England still tops the group and would have to lose by four against Wales to fail to qualify.