Emma Hayes frustrated as England hold her USA on Wembley homecoming

• England Women 0-0 USA Women
• Showpiece friendly struggles to live up to the hype

The gap between expectation and reality can be a big one and the tight chess match between England and the United States did not quite provide the action to match the clash-of-the-titans narrative that had been set up before the game.

In front of 78,346 fans eager to see who would come away from the showpiece friendly in better shape, the European champions, led by Sarina Wiegman, or the Olympic gold medallists, led by London-native Emma Hayes, the answer was neither.