Article 6660K Unhappy World Cup memories for England keepers against USA

Unhappy World Cup memories for England keepers against USA

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Ed Aarons
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Rob Green and Bert Williams have unfortunate roles in the history of two teams who meet again in Qatar

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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