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England just happy to progress

Updated: July 3, 2010, 2:33 PM ET
By Jemele Hill | ESPN.com

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- As American fans jumped for joy, English fans returned from the ledge.

Told it was spoiled, told it wasn't up to facing the pressure of being one of the marquee teams at the World Cup, and close a historic collapse, England responded with a 1-0 victory over Slovenia on Wednesday that not only made it runner-up to the United States in Group C but also gave it the unofficial title of being the most relieved team to advance to the knockout stages.

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