sport news USA PLAYER RATINGS: Zimmerman bounced back and Pulisic was involved in ... trends now
View
comments
The US and England have waited 12 years to match up once again at a World Cup since Rob Green's calamitous error in a 1-1 draw in South Africa in 2010, with Gregg Berhalter's side's hopes of making it pass the group stage now depending on a result against Iran.
A wasteful Weston McKennie could have given the Red, White and Blue its first win against the Three Lions for the first time at a World Cup since 1950 but fluffed his lines from inside the box.
Here, Sportsmail's Alastair Talbot rates and slates the USA players, with Walker Zimmerman, Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic putting in stellar performances...
The US earned a precious point against England on Friday, and will look to win against Iran next
England manager Gareth Southgate shakes hands with some US players after the final whistle
USA (4-4-2)
Matt Turner - 6
Made a good save towards the end of the first half to deny Mason Mount. But other than that, the Arsenal backup goalkeeper didn't have much else to do in the second and played with composure when called upon by his defense.
Sergino Dest - 7
Kept Raheem Sterling, who usually stands out with England, reasonably quiet on the left-hand flank. He didn't contribute a whole lot in attack other than a few darting runs inside from the right-hand side, but played his role well.
Sergino Dest put in a shift at right-back, keeping both Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw quiet
Walker Zimmerman - 8
Considering his costly error in the 1-1 draw against Wales, Zimmerman played well while being under severe scrutiny from US fans. Looked a bit clumsy at times with the
