England could hardly have wished for a kinder draw and will have absolutely no excuse if they fail to get out of this group.
Fabio Capello has instilled discipline both in terms of tactics and behaviour in the camp but the Italian will need all his matchwinners – Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard – fit and on form if England are to have any chance of winning the competition for the first time since 1966.
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The USA look well equipped to join England in the last 16, with coach Bob Bradley having built a strong squad with plenty of European experience in the likes of Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley and most recently Landon Donovan, who joined Everton on a three-month loan at the start of 2010.
Neither Slovenia nor Algeria should be underestimated but it would be a big surprise if either of them put together the results needed to cause an upset.
