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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Unhappy World Cup memories for England keepers against USA

England’s Bert Williams looks on as the ball ends up in his net after being deflected in by Joe Gaetjens at the 1950 World Cup.
England’s Bert Williams looks on as the ball ends up in his net after being deflected in by Joe Gaetjens at the 1950 World Cup. Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

At least Rob Green can laugh about it now. “I was doing the school run when I found out England had drawn USA in their group at the World Cup,” the former goalkeeper wrote in the Mail on Sunday this week. “I had just enough time to send one tweet, with one emoji, a pair of eyes. As if to say: ‘Well this is awkward.’”

But despite his blunder that helped the United States hold Fabio Capello’s side to a 1-1 draw in their opening match in 2010, Green – who is working as a pundit for BBC radio in Qatar – is not the only England goalkeeper to have bitter memories of facing them at a World Cup.

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