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England men · International friendly

England
v United States⁠

2–0

Full time

England v United States finished 2–0.

United States
None
Date
Wednesday 28 May 2008 · England in 2008
Kick-off
20:05 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 17, David Bentley On in the 46'
  • No. 13, Glen Johnson On in the 57'
  • No. 21, Gareth Barry On in the 57'
  • No. 25, Peter Crouch On in the 68'
  • No. 22, Joe Cole On in the 78'
  • No. 14, Wayne Bridge On in the 82'
  • No. 12, Joe Hart (not used)
  • No. 15, Stephen Warnock (not used)
  • No. 16, Jonathan Woodgate (not used)
  • No. 18, Phil Jagielka (not used)
  • No. 19, David Wheater (not used)
  • No. 20, Tom Huddlestone (not used)
  • No. 23, Stewart Downing (not used)
  • No. 24, Ashley Young (not used)
  • No. 26, Dean Ashton (not used)
  • No. 27, Theo Walcott (not used)
  • No. 28, Gabriel Agbonlahor (not used)
  • No. 29, Joe Lewis (not used)

United States

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Tim Howard GK Off in the 46'
  • No. 8, Clint Dempsey FW
  • No. 9, Eddie Johnson FW Off in the 89'
  • No. 16, Josh Wolff FW Off in the 68'
  • No. 3, Carlos Bocanegra D
  • No. 4, Michael Bradley M
  • No. 6, Steve Cherundolo D Yellow card 44' Off in the 46'
  • No. 7, DaMarcus Beasley M Off in the 68'
  • No. 12, Heath Pearce D Yellow card 70'
  • No. 13, Ricardo Clark M Off in the 78'
  • No. 22, Oguchi Onyewu D

Substitutes

  • No. 18, Brad Guzan On in the 46'
  • No. 27, Frankie Hejduk On in the 46'
  • No. 11, Eddie Lewis On in the 68'
  • No. 19, Freddy Adu On in the 68'
  • No. 26, Maurice Edu On in the 78'
  • No. 14, Nate Jaqua On in the 89'
  • No. 2, Danny Califf (not used)

Referee: Kyros Vassaras.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1964 – 2005

05 27 May 1964
International friendly Downing Stadium, New York

United States 0–10 England England won

England: Hunt 4', Pickering 6', Hunt 22', Pickering 47', Paine 49', Hunt 53', Hunt 64', Charlton 67', Paine 68', Pickering 74'

United States: None

Match page: United States v England, 27 May 1964

Official meetings since 1950

England v United States stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings12In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
United States wins2United States victories

England have scored 39 goals to United States's 9 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Charlton

4 goals against United States in matches we hold scorer data for.

United States · Fixture leader

2

Decker

United States's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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