England is through to the round of 16. Jermaine Defoe scored in the 23rd minute and England eventually held on for a 1-0 win over Slovenia to reach the elimination round.
England finished second in Group C, while the U.S., which beat Algeria 1-0 in dramatic fashion on a goal by Landon Donovan in stoppage time, came in first.
The U.S. wins Group C, while England finishes second.
Full Time: England wins - and the U.S. takes the lead!!!! Donovan buries one
Stoppage Time: England's stalling tactics are working right now. They're sitting on the ball in the corner.
86th Minute: Defoe is out. Slovenia plays a corner in to no avail.
84th Minute: Ball has been played on Slovenia's side all match.
80th Minute: Birsa gets booked.
79th Minute: Matavz is on and Kirm is off.
76th Minute: Slovenia needs to make something happen. And no it can't be a 40-yard free kick that goes high.
71st Minute: Birsa tries once again on a free kick from 40 but it goes high and wide. Altidore is robbed for the U.S.
68th Minute: Slovenia finally gets a pair of chances, but Novakovic's shot is blocked and Birsa's attempt sails wide to the right of the goalpost.
65th Minute: Birsa gets off a weak left-footer, but James is easily able to block it.
64th Minute: Handanovic snatches a corner kick. If only he could play offense as well.
62nd Minute: The first substitution for either side comes in the form of Dedic going on and Ljubijankic coming off.


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