US coach Bob Bradley is pleased with their World Cup group draw. The US have drawn England, Algeria and Slovenia for South Africa 2010.
Bradley said: "It's a great way to start. It's a big challenge but when you come to the World Cup and you have a chance to kick it off against an opponent like England, it gives it a really special start.
"I think there's a fair chance for us. Slovenia and Algeria both came through great situations to get to this World Cup; Algeria with a historic win [against Egypt] and Slovenia beating Russia in the playoff. We feel that this is a group that gives us a really fair chance to move on.
"It gives us a great opportunity to challenge ourselves in the first game. Believe me, we know that Algeria and Slovenia are very good teams and we have respect for what they accomplished. We'll do our preparation and prepare our team. It's a four-year period of growing and we've played very tough teams along the way. We have the experience of the Confederations Cup. I think the final round of qualification in CONCACAF was a good challenge. I think these things work in a positive way to make sure that when we arrive here in June, everybody is ready to go."
