England were unable to secure an early progression to the knockouts as Gareth Southgate's side were held by USA in their second World Cup Group B clash.
The Three Lions, following their emphatic 6-2 win over Iran on Monday, looked a totally different outfit with USA the better team on Friday night in Qatar.
A 0-0 draw undoubtedly suits USA better, with Gregg Berhalter's side now knowing a win in their final game against Iran on Tuesday will secure them a place in the last-16.
Southgate will have looked at the possibility of resting a number of key players in Tuesday's final group showdown against Wales, but that prospect was wiped out by an ultimately poor showing.
Earlier in the day, fellow Brits Wales suffered a hugely disappointing defeat as an impressive Iran bounced back from their opening-day drubbing to claim a 2-0 win and keep their hopes of the knockouts alive.
Friday's results mean that all four teams are still able to secure progression to the knockouts in the final round of fixtures.
Though a disappointing result for England, Southgate and his players will know that even defeat to Wales on Tuesday would likely see them progress, by virtue of their significantly better goal difference. Wales would need to win 4-0 to finish above England.
Wales, therefore, will have a runner-up place to aim for, though they will likely need need the clash between Iran and Wales to end as a draw for them to progress.
In what will be an intriguing match-up between Iran and USA, both sides will come into the clash knowing a win will secure qualification for the knockout rounds.
Earlier in the day, host nation Qatar became the first side in the competition to be knocked out.
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