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England men · International friendly

United States
v England⁠

1–2

Full time

United States v England finished 1–2.

England
Richardson 4', Richardson 44'
United States
Dempsey 79'
Date
Saturday 28 May 2005 · England in 2005
Kick-off
20:06 UK
Venue
Soldier Field, Chicago
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 6, Zat Knight On in the 45'
  • No. 14, Phil Neville On in the 59'
  • No. 18, Jermain Defoe On in the 63'
  • No. 2, Luke Young On in the 76'
  • No. 1, Robert Green (not used)
  • No. 15, Peter Crouch (not used)
  • No. 20, Scott Carson (not used)

United States

Starting XI

  • No. 18, Kasey Keller GK
  • No. 10, Landon Donovan FW
  • No. 15, Josh Wolff FW
  • No. 20, Brian McBride FW Off in the 82'
  • Eddie Pope D Off in the 73'
  • Greg Vanney D
  • No. 2, Clint Dempsey M Off in the 90'
  • No. 3, Cory Gibbs D
  • No. 5, Kerry Zavagnin M
  • No. 14, Steve Cherundolo D
  • No. 14, Steve Ralston M

Substitutes

  • No. 3, Carlos Bocanegra On in the 73'
  • No. 21, Conor Casey On in the 82'
  • No. 19, Clyde Simms On in the 90'
  • Jonathan Spector (not used)
  • No. 1, Marcus Hahnemann (not used)
  • No. 3, Gregg Berhalter (not used)
  • No. 17, Bobby Convey (not used)

Referee: Armando Archundia.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1959 – 1994

04 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

05 28 May 1959
International friendly Wrigley Field, Los Angeles

United States 1–8 England England won

England: Bradley 35', Flowers 52', Charlton 62', Flowers 69', Kevan 74', Charlton 82' pen, Charlton 85', Haynes 87'

United States: Murphy 9'

Match page: United States v England, 28 May 1959

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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