Ledley King starts against France. So too, Rooney and Owen
Sunday, 13 June 2004.
The waiting is finally over, England and France have kicked off in Lisbon's Estadio da Luz.
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45' |
HALF TIME - The whistle goes for the break and England go in one-nil up. |
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45' |
Michael Owen almost latches onto Paul Scholes' delivery into the penalty area, but France clear. |
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38' |
GOAL!! Frank Lampard scores with his head from David Beckham's beautiful delivery, beating Barthez at his near post. France 0-1 England |
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37' |
Lizarazu fouls David Beckham after the skipper receives a pass from Gary Neville. Free-kick to England on the right. |
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33' |
Space for Gerrard to exploit on the edge of the French area. Instead of going for goal he over-hits pass wide to Beckham |
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26' |
Powerful Steven Gerrard run down the right into the box, but Gallas makes a fine challenge to stop the number 4 |
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24' |
England attack ends when Owen is penalised for a push on Gallas at the back post. |
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18' |
Makelele gets the better of club-mate Frank Lampard inside the box, but his curling effort was also off target |
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15' |
Trezeguet sends a well directed header just over the bar from Makelele's cross. |
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13' |
Zidane allowed too much space 30 yards out, but his right-foot drive curves wide. |
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10' |
Arsenal team mates Patrick Vieira and Ashley Cole tangle and the free-kick goes England's way |
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8' |
Zidane's free-kick wide on the left cleared away by the head of Frank Lampard |
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5' |
William Gallas snuffs out a chance for Michael Owen after Scholes threads the Liverpool man a neat ball in box. |
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1' |
Patrick Vieira has the game's first shot from 25 yards which goes high over James' crossbar. |
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The match gets underway with England, in their traditional white kit, kicking off. |
England's starting eleven1 David James
2 Gary Neville
3 Ashley Cole
4 Steven Gerrard
6 Sol Campbell
7 David Beckham (c)
8 Paul Scholes
9 Wayne Rooney
10 Michael Owen
11 Frank Lampard
15 Ledley King
Subs
12 Wayne Bridge
13 Paul Robinson
14 Phil Neville
16 Jamie Carragher
17 Nicky Butt
18 Owen Hargreaves
19 Joe Cole
20 Kieron Dyer
21 Emile Heskey
22 Ian Walker
23 Darius Vassell
France team
Barthez, Gallas, Thuram, Silvestre, Lizarazu, Pires, Vieira, Makelele, Zidane, Henry, Trezeguet.