USA captain Carlos Bocanegra is adamant his team will not be underestimating Slovenia just because they lack the Premier League household names possessed by the Americans' last FIFA World Cup™ opponents England.
The United States face the Alpine nation at Ellis Park this afternoon knowing a win for Slovenia and for England against Algeria in Cape Town this evening would leave qualification for the knockout phase out of their hands. Former Fulham defender Bocanegra was familiar with many of England's star names from his stint in the Premier League but the man who is now with French club Rennes does not doubt the quality in the Slovenia line-up.
Bocanegra said: "We have some personal experience against these guys. A few play in Germany, a few in France, just because they're not in the Premier League we're still familiar with these guys. We are not going to take them lightly just because some people might not know the names as well."
source:http://www.fifa.com
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