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Slovenia 0 England 1: Defoe does it for England

They started the day top of Group C but they ended it on a plane home while England - who started the day in third place finish in second and will now likely face Germany at the weekend in what is sure to be one of the matches of the tournament, or will be billed that way but the English media anyway.

The winning goal was scored by Jermaine Defoe from a James Milner cross in the 22nd minute and despite a chance or two more in the game, that was the only goal.

 

Slovenia 2 United States 2: USA USA USA

That was a great match to watch and further proof that the World Cup is going to get better and better. By the end of the match, the United States were a little unlucky not to have won, although a draw is a fair result.

Slovenia went two up courtesy of goals from Valter Birsa in the 13th minute and Zlatan Ljubijankic in the 42nd and at half time, probably thought they had won. I thought they had.

   

Slovenia v USA, World Cup Group C, Match 22

Slovenia lead Group C and they will have some confidence. They will also know that if they win this afternoon, the chances are they will qualify and considering this is only the second time they have qualified it will be a tremendous feat.

The only other time they have qualified was in 2002 when they went out in the first round - three points tonight, against a team that they can beat, would be fantastic and if the way they qualified is anything to go by and the way they beat Algeria in the first match is anything to go by it is possible.

   

Slovenia name 30 man World Cup 2010 squad

Finishing up the preliminary squad lists for Group C is Slovenia and they have named their 30 man list, detailed below.

I'm particularly happy about the last report from South Africa where the training headquarters of the Slovenian team, including an excellent pitch, are already waiting," Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek said in a statement.

   

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Final World Cup 2010 Group Tables

A

Team P W D L GD Pts
Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 7
Mexico 3 1 1 1 1 4
South Africa 3 1 1 1 -2 4
France 3 0 1 2 -3 1

B

Team P W D L GD Pts
Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 9
South Korea 3 1 1 1 -1 4
Greece 3 1 0 2 -3 3
Nigeria 3 0 1 2 -2 1

C

Team P W D L GD Pts
United States 3 1 2 0 1 5
England 3 1 2 0 1 5
Slovenia 3 1 1 1 0 4
Algeria 3 0 1 2 -3 1

D

Team P W D L GD Pts
Germany 3 2 0 1 4 6
Ghana 3 1 1 1 0 4
Australia 3 1 1 1 -3 4
Serbia 3 1 0 2 -1 3

E

Team P W D L GD Pts
Netherlands 3 3 0 0 4 9
Japan 3 2 0 1 2 6
Denmark 3 1 0 2 -3 3
Cameroon 3 0 0 3 -3 0

F

Team P W D L GD Pts
Paraguay 3 1 2 0 2 5
Slovakia 3 1 1 1 -1 4
New Zealand 3 0 3 0 0 3
Italy 3 0 2 1 -1 2

G

Team P W D L GD Pts
Brazil 3 2 1 0 3 7
Portugal 3 1 2 0 7 5
Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 1 4
Korea DPR 3 0 0 3 -11 0

H

Team P W D L GD Pts
Spain 3 2 0 1 2 6
Chile 3 2 0 1 1 6
Switzerland 3 1 1 1 0 4
Honduras 3 0 1 2 -3 1

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