A disastrous blunder by England goalkeeper Robert Green cost his side victory as they drew 1-1 with the United States in their Group C opener in Rustenburg on Saturday night。

　　昨晚，世界杯C组第一轮比赛在勒斯滕堡皇家巴福肯体育场展开角逐。英格兰队门将罗伯特格林发生致命失误，葬送了球队的获胜希望。英格兰队终以1-1与美国队握手言和。

　　England were leading 1-0 through a fourth minute Steven Gerrard goal approaching halftime when Clint Dempsey sent in a weak shot from just outside the penalty area。

　　英格兰队凭借杰拉德在比赛开始仅4分钟时的一粒入球在上半场始终保持领先优势。但好景不长，快到中场休息时，登普西在禁区范围外的一记并无太大威胁的射门却将局势扭转。

　　England fans were brought down back to earth when Green fumbled a long-range shot and watched the ball trickle over the line to hand the US an equaliser。

　　格林黄油手漏接了这记远距离打门，眼睁睁地看着皮球滚过了球门线，将平局大礼拱手让人。英格兰的球迷们此前燃烧的激情也被这场意外彻底扑灭。