The U.S. Men's National Team has their backs to the wall if they want to advance

From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center :

U.S. MNT World Cup Update
June 22, 2010
Pretoria, South Africa

WIN AND WE’RE IN: After a stunning two-goal comeback against Slovenia that held their position in second place in Group C, the U.S. heads into the third group game with the knowledge that a victory guarantees a spot in the knockout phase. They face an Algerian team still with everything to play for following their 0-0 draw with England , the Desert Foxes knowing that a victory could still be enough to see them through. Kickoff at Loftus Versfeld Stadium is set for 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET), and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN and Univision, with radio coverage on ESPN Radio and Futbol de Primera. Fans can also follow along on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and twitter.com/ussoccer. Read more in the game notes.

USA SCENARIOS:
USA Advances:

U.S. win
U.S. tie and England loss
Tie and England-Slovenia tie, and the U.S. maintains it’s +2 goals scored advantage (USA 3 GF, England 1 GF)

USA Eliminated:

U.S. tie and England win
Lose

USA Advances and Wins Group:

Win by a greater goal difference than England wins by
Win and England win by same goal differential while the U.S. maintains its +2 goals scored advantage
Win by two or more goals and England / Slovenia tie
Win by one goal and England / Slovenia tie while scoring more goals than Slovenia

Group C Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
SVN	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	4
USA	2	0	0	2	3	3	0	2
ENG	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	2
ALG	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1

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