England’s Underperformance Against Egypt Left Fans A Little Dismayed

March 9, 2010

England did beat the African champions 3-1 last Wednesday but it seems fans and bookies have been left equally unimpressed by the performance, especially in the first hour of the game.

England entered half time 1-0 down, with several key players underperforming. After several subs in the second half things began to pick up. Peter Crouch scored twice and Shaun Wright Phillips also scored securing the victory. The bare result of the match is certainly a positive and if England play how they are capable of playing at the World Cup then you would expect them to justify expectations.

The first game most fans will be looking out for at the World Cup is England v USA which is England’s first game of the campaign. A win in that match should ensure England qualify as Group winners, most probably with the maximum nine points. Funnily enough it was England’s second opponents Algeria who knocked Egypt out of the World Cup Qualifying in a playoff so they shouldn’t be underestimated.

England’s final group game is England v Slovenia and England have recent winning form against Slovenia so that should be the most straight forward three points of England’s campaign.

The friendly against Egypt gave strong indicators about Fabio Capello’s World Cup Squad, which will be announced on June 1st. Theo Walcott now looks set to miss out after a poor display whilst Robert Green looks certain to go to the tournament as England’s number one. He played the full game despite many speculating that Joe Hart would be given a chance to impress.

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