England-United States Player Ratings

It was a tale of two goalkeepers.

For the United States, Tim Howard valiantly battled England attackers all day, helping the Americans to a 1-1 draw.

As for England, Robert Green's gaffe on a Clint Dempsey shot in the first half proved costly. It was a speculative effort by Dempsey that was not deserving of a goal. Will this error make England manager Fabio Capello rethink his options at goalkeeper? We'll find out.

Check out my player ratings for both sides below the jump.

Ratings: 1-10 (10=best)

UNITED STATES

GK-Tim Howard: solid in net for the entire match--8
D-Carlos Bocanegra: did well to contain England's speedy wingers--7
D-Oguchi Onyewu: won some crucial headers and looked 100 percent--7
D-Jay DeMerit: kept Rooney under wraps until late second half--7.5
D-Steve Cherundolo: made some good runs down right flank--7
M-Michael Bradley: should have done better in attack, but solid--6
M-Ricardo Clark: unimpressive; failed to mark Gerrard on England's goal--5
M-Landon Donovan: didn't do anything wrong, but nothing spectacular--6.5
M-Clint Dempsey: scored, but didn't do much else--6.5
F-Jozy Altidore: held the ball well and should have scored once--7
F-Robbie Findley: rough early, but settled down and showed his pace--5.5

Subs:

F-Edson Buddle: didn't show much in his limited time--4.5
M-Stuart Holden: see above--4.5

ENGLAND

GK-Robert Green: it will be tough to live down his crucial mistake--3
D-Glen Johnson: made some good crosses; dangerous in second half--6
D-Ledley King: subbed off at halftime--5
D-John Terry: made some good tackles when needed--5.5
D-Ashley Cole: nothing spectacular from the Chelsea player--5
M-Aaron Lennon: went on a couple exciting runs in first half--5.5
M-Frank Lampard: needs to do better to make England successful--5
M-Steven Gerrard: scored early in game, made some good tackles--6.5
M-James Milner: came off in 30th minute, received yellow card--4
F-Wayne Rooney: surprisingly quiet game, did better late in second half--5.5
F-Emile Heskey: assisted only goal, held ball well--6

Subs:

M-Shaun Wright-Phillips: extended time off bench, but didn't impress--4.5
D-Jaime Carragher: his lack of pace almost cost England a goal--4.5
F-Peter Crouch: failed to create any scoring chances in limited time--4