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They didn't seem to heed his warning and didn't respond to Gregg Berhalter's young and energetic team.England beat Iran 6-2 in its opening game in Qatar to justify its status as one of the tournament favorites, but it could consider itself fortunate not to have dropped another match to the US after Christian Pulisic hit the crossbar with a first-half strike and Weston McKinnie lifted a shot over from eight yards out.
"It wasn't the best performance for sure," Kane said. "Good spells with the ball, but we didn't quite have the final product. Clean sheet puts us in a great position in the group.In his post-match analysis for SBS, legendary commentator Martin Tyler accused both sides late in the match of playing to not lose.
"It would have been a super night to win for both nations really. In the end, the desire not to lose, I think just shaped the destiny of the game."Tyler said the England camp would have come into the US match with a high level of confidence.
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