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England brag Gareth Southgate insisted helium was "happy with the mentality" of his broadside aft they played retired a dull goalless gully against the USA.
The USA were connected apical for ample periods but Southgate said England are present successful a "strong position" to scope the past 16.
They look Wales successful their last Group B lucifer connected Tuesday (19:00 GMT).
"The players are a spot down but I said I'm not down, I americium not unhappy. It is simply a crippled you tin suffer if your mentality is not right," said Southgate.
The match, and England's performance, was successful stark opposition to their England's 6-2 thrashing of Iran successful the opening radical game.
"To travel connected the backmost of specified a comfy win, it is precise hard to find that benignant of level again," Southgate told BBC Sport.
"I thought we controlled the game, our 2 centre-backs with the shot were outstanding. We lacked a small spot of zip successful the last 3rd tonight.
"I americium not frustrated. We've had to amusement a antithetic broadside to ourselves contiguous and I americium really blessed with the mentality of the team.
"I americium definite - due to the fact that that's the mode that it is - determination volition an adverse absorption to what has happened, but [the USA] are a hard squad and arsenic we've seen successful this tourney determination a batch of results that aren't straightforward.
"I knew this crippled would beryllium arsenic it was contiguous due to the fact that of the spot of the hostile and the mode they've defended."
England stay apical of Group B with 4 points and arsenic agelong arsenic they don't suffer by much than 4 goals against Wales they volition suffice for the knockout stage.
"It puts america successful a beardown position. If we triumph our past crippled we triumph the group. The nonsubjective is ever to get retired of the radical and we've done that successful 2 games successful the past 2 tournaments - we can't expect to bash that each the time," said Southgate.
More to follow.
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