Former Arsenal goalkeeper and coach Bob Wilson says there's no room for excuses for West Ham United goalkeeper Robert Green.

Green allowed a 25-yard shot from Clint Dempsey to slip from his grasp and over the line for the Americans' equaliser as England drew 1-1 in their opening World Cup Group C fixture in Rustenburg.

Asked if there could be any excuse for Green, Wilson told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: "No, there is no excuse, absolutely none.

"I'd love to join the goalkeepers' union and find an excuse - an awful pitch or the ball - but there was nothing. I've never seen anything quite like it.

"My only question would be how late was the choice that Capello made for his goalkeepers? Because, in my view, any goalkeeper needs a minimum of 24 hours.

"Ideally, I think he needs several days because we goalkeepers live and thrive on the confidence and belief that comes from knowing that you are the number one through your performances, and that the team wants you.

"It doesn't guarantee that you won't make a mistake, but clearly England do not have a Peter Shilton, a Gordon Banks, a David Seaman."