Photo: US v England Will Be All Kisses & Hugs

i have a feeling that england will make USA pay for this :/

USA USA USA

Could have added 1812 & 1941 I guess.

Surely that would be a red card for Donovan? And probably a lengthly ban.

That is my secret dream for the the world cup – that USA beats England (well, not so secret now, I guess). Really, I dont care if the US get out of groups, I only want them to beat England.

And I am pretty sure that FIFA would require Donovan to wear a jersey on the pitch – paint doesn't count.

1812 and 1941 don't apply.

1812:

In recent decades the view of the majority of historians has been that the war ended in stalemate, with the Treaty of Ghent closing a war that had become militarily inconclusive. Neither side wanted to continue fighting since the main causes had disappeared and since there were no large lost territories for one side or the other to reclaim by force. Insofar as they see the war's untriumphant resolution as allowing two centuries of peaceful and mutually-beneficial intercourse between the U.S., Britain and Canada, these historians often conclude that all three nations were the “real winners” of the War of 1812. These writers often add that the war could have been avoided in the first place by better diplomacy. It is seen as a mistake for everyone concerned because it was badly planned and marked by multiple fiascoes and failures on both sides, as shown especially by the repeated American failure to seize parts of Canada, and the failed British invasions of New Orleans and upstate New York.[88]

However, other scholars hold that the war constituted a British victory and an American defeat. They argue that the British achieved their military objectives in 1812 (by stopping the repeated American invasions of Canada) and that Canada retained her independence of the United States. By contrast, they say, the Americans suffered a defeat when their armies failed to achieve their war goal of seizing part or all of Canada. Additionally, they argue the US lost as it failed to stop impressment, which the British refused to repeal, and the US actions had no effect on the orders in council, which were rescinded before the war started.[89]

A second minority view is that both the US and Britain won the war – that is, both achieved their main objectives, while the Indians were the losing party.[90][91]. The British won by losing no territories and achieving their great war goal, the total defeat of Napoleon. U.S. won by (1) securing her honour and successfully resisting a powerful empire once again, thus winning a “second war of independence” and securing a “separate and equal station” “among the powers of the earth”,[92] (2) ending the threat of Indian raids and the British plan for a semi-independent Indian sanctuary—thereby opening an unimpeded path for the United States' westward expansion—and (3) stopping the Royal Navy from restricting American trade and impressing American sailors.[93]

And 1941??

The U.S. entered the war after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and joined Great Britain in the fight against fascism on the European continent.
How is that an American victory over England? Please explain.

It's funny, but rather unrealistic.