World Cup highlights United States earns draw vs. England, faces must-win game vs. Iran

The United States played to a scoreless draw against England on Friday, setting up a must-win game in its Group B finale against Iran on Tuesday.

Match favorite England seemed in control early on, but its initial pressure gave way to promising American opportunities that ultimately went to waste.

“I think both teams worked hard, both teams gave each other difficulties at times, and all in all, pleased with the effort," U.S. Coach Gregg Berhalter said on the Fox broadcast of the match. "Any time you can get a shutout in the World Cup, it’s a good thing. We’re proud, but our work’s not done. We have to win on Tuesday.”

There’s the final whistle: This one ends as a 0-0 draw between the United States and England. The Americans outshot England, 10-8, but couldn’t break through and now must beat Iran on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16.

Harry Kane nearly gave England a stoppage-time winner, getting a strong header to Luke Shaw’s free kick, but the shot is off the mark and we’re seconds away from this one ending scoreless.

We’re entering four minutes of stoppage time, with the score still tied 0-0.

U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner has been sharp all match, recording key saves including an important, leaping snare in the waning minutes, following an English cross popped up high into the area.

Two more subs for the United States in the 83rd minute: Gio Reyna and Josh Sargent replace Tim Weah and Haji Wright in the front line. This is Reyna’s World Cup debut after the talented attacker surprisingly didn’t see the field against Wales.

U.S. Coach Gregg Berhalter has turned to his bench for the first time, bringing on Brenden Aaronson for Weston McKennie and Shaq Moore for Sergino Dest. England brought in Marcus Rashford for Bukayo Saka. The match, meanwhile, has lost steam over the past five minutes or so, with both teams starting to look a tad lethargic and lacking cohesion.

England made the game’s first substitutions, replacing Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham with Jack Grealish and seasoned midfielder Jordan Henderson.

The United States just had a couple of decent half-chances. First, Christian Pulisic walked a tightrope on the left flank, cut in and saw his shot deflected out for a corner kick. On the subsequent set piece, Walker Zimmerman found himself wide open at the far post before Harry Maguire intervened with a header at the last moment.

England fullback Luke Shaw escaped without a foul after a late challenge left U.S. forward Tim Weah briefly shaken up. The referee has been lenient throughout this match, perhaps a boon for the U.S., which saw three starters pick up yellow cards against Wales (Weston McKennie, Sergiño Dest and Tim Ream).

It won’t show up on the stat sheet, but Tyler Adams just made a big tackle in the box on Bukayo Saka after tracking back some 50 yards to cover for Antonee Robinson, who was caught forward when Christian Pulisic gave away the ball in midfield.

The United States is on the attack early in the second half. Christian Pulisic led a 49th-minute charge upfield before finding Haji Wright, whose shot was blocked. The rebound fell to Weston McKennie, who missed high.