Things go wrong. It's how you react that counts....

For those of following the 2010 FIFA World Cup, you may be in the same position as me. Which is disappointed. After lots of build up the first match took place and it didn't turn out as expected. In my case it was England Vs USA, a game that England were expected to win. The final result was 1-1. There were two big cases of things going wrong in that game and reaction to them will be key.

The first point is the result itself. For England to progress to the knock-out stages it's likely that they now must achieve a victory in Friday's game Vs Algeria. With that requirement comes added pressure for all involved.

The second point is that the England goalkeeper, Rob Green, made a howler of a mistake that could haunt him forever if he allows it to. A mundane shot requiring the sort of save he would normally make with his eyes close ended up in the net after he failed to simply get his hands behind the ball. An error a schoolboy would be disapppointed with. To make matters worse, his error was watching by millions of people across the globe.

I hope that Rob Green gets the support of his team mates and family at this difficult time but the fact is, none of us can change what has gone before. We can learn from it, react to it, try to ensure that the negatives don't repeat and that the positives very much do.

What is done is done. We are where we are. How we choose to go forward is what counts.

Once again, it's how we execute which is so vitally important. Review yesterday, plan for tomorrow, make it happen today.

Here we go.....

So after a build up that seemed to go on forever, the 2010 football World Cup is now underway. South Africa got things underway amid much excitement and managed a draw against Mexico.

Tonight sees England Vs USA in Rustenburg. Four years of build up and expectation comes to a head now. The strategy and tactics are set. The squad is prepared and the fans are at fever pitch. As of tonight it's all about execution on the biggest stage for football and the highlight of many players' careers.

That's what it boils down to isn't it? The talking is done (unless you're a football pundit. I'm watching the match on ITV1 HD. Great picture and coverage). The training is over. The players have 90 minutes to make or break their World Cup campaign. Several sets of 90 minutes to win or go home in shame.

England expects.

We'll save the business chatter and analogies for another day.

For now, Come On England!