Slovenia had barely threatened England's goal but they gave the rivals a scare in the 68th minute when Milivoje Novakovic and Zlatko Dedic had their shots blocked, before Valter Birsa sent a third effort past the post.
The English players huddled in celebration at the final whistle and in a sharp contrast, Slovenians were in despair after knowing the result of the other Group C match, which pushed them down to third place.
England coach Fabio Capello announced his team were back.
"I'm happy that I re-found the team that I knew from the qualifiers," he said."We can go forward without fear."
Watched by former U.S. president Bill Clinton, the United States went through 1-0 in Pretoria after wasting a number of opportunities.
Three minutes into the stoppage time, Jozy Altidore sent the ball into the danger zone and Algerian keeper Rais M'Bolhi parried it out into the path of Donovan, who made no mistake six meters from an empty net.
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