England 1-0 Paraguay FT

90+2

Paraguay have penned England in to their box, but some desperate defending keeps them out.

90

The fourth official has indicated a minimum of two minutes injury time.

90

The thousands of England fans sarcastically cheer when Mr Rodriguez gives England a foul, this time on Beckham.

88

England fashion a late chance with Lampard firing at goal from distance, but Bobadilla makes a fine save.

87

Paraguay look more like the side who have beaten Brazil and Argentina, but they are still to trouble Paul Robinson.

85

With five minutes left, England are hanging on to a slender lead. Can they keep Paraguay at bay?

85

With five minutes left, England are hanging on to a slender lead. Can they keep Paraguay at bay?

83' Sven swaps Owen Hargreaves for Cole in a bid to wrestle back the midfield advantage.

82' Ruiz makes another change, bringing on Nunez for Toledo.

79

Joe Cole has gone down in a heap under a challenge, but the Chelsea man looks OK.

77

Crouch wins a header, but the Liverpool man strikes a forlorn figure at the head of England's formation.

75

Paraguay are bossing the game with space in midfield and down the flanks.

73

England finally get forward again with Downing feeding Lampard who fizzes a shot at goal. Bobadilla makes a Hollywood style save.

72

The England fans chant 'Rooney, Rooney', but the wonderkid won't be able to provide a touch of magic England need.

70

Downing goes on another promising run down the left flank, but he fails to get a cross in and is tackled.

68' Cuevas on for Bonet. Paraguay coach Anibal Ruiz shows his intention by throwing on another forward in place of a midfielder.

67

After a superb first 45 minutes, England appear to have stalled.

66

Crouch better be careful after he is penalised for a foul, although there seemed little wrong with the tackle.

64

After Crouch just fails to get a touch on a Neville cross, Valdez races clear at the other end and shoots powerfully at Robinson.

63' Peter Crouch is booked for dissent.

62

Paraguay sense a goal as England begin to sit back. Downing shows what he can do with a 40 yard run to win a throw.

60

Paraguay have their best chance with Paredes firing wide after Robinson flapped at a cross.

59

Joe Cole, who has been excellent, fires a daisy-cutter which the Paraguay keeper deals with.

57

Beckham charges clear but his cross shot from just inside the box comes to nothing.

55' Sven makes his first change, bringing on Stewart Downing for Owen. The Middlesbrough man will play on the left with Joe Cole behind Crouch.

54

Riveros goes down rather theatrically in the box as a cross drifts over the England box. Mr Rodriguez looks rather non-plussed.

53

It's Paraguay's turn to knock the ball around nicely, but from a free-kick won within range of Robinson's goal, the chance is fluffed.

51

Michael Owen spurns a decent opportunity when he mis-controls, but there are signs of England increasing the tempo.

50

The pace of the game has slowed with both sides strolling about in the searing heat.

49

The South Americans win a corner but Crouch shows his worth as a defender, nodding the ball away.

48

There seems to be lots of room in midfield, more than in the first half.

47

Paraguay have made a decent start to the half, which included a speculative overhead kick from 15 yards, but it came to nothing.

England kick-off the second half with neither side making any changes.

45+4

Mr Rodriguez blows for half-time.

45+3

Valdez almost grabs an equaliser on the stroke of half-time when he drills a shot just wide on the turn.

45+2

Paredes blasts the ball over from 30 yards after England needlessly give the ball away.

45

The fourth official has shown that four minutes will be added, mainly due to Villar's injury in the opening minutes.

43

Beckham curls just wide from 25 yards after the two Coles link well on the left. That's England's eighth effort to Paraguay's two.

41

Lovely move by England with Lampard racing on to Neville's header, but his cross is too heavy for Crouch and the chance is wasted.

40

A Beckham free-kick is bravely headed away by Valdez, who is almost knocked over by the force of the shot.

38

England have enjoyed 58 per cent of the possession but still a second goal eludes them.

36

The England fans are on their feet appealing for a penalty when Crouch is felled trying to get on the end of a Beckham cross. Mr Rodriguez is uninterested and waves play on.

35

A long ball from Gary Neville finds Crouch, but the lanky forward fails to find Owen with his chest.

33

Paraguay are struggling to weave anything together which goes to show how well England are playing.

32

English hearts are in mouths when Cole is left on the deck. But after a brief delay, the Chelsea man is back on his feet.

31

Another quick break, including a Crouch backheel, ends in Gerrard crashing a shot over.

30

Joe Cole instigates a flowing move which results in Owen crossing to Crouch. The delivery is a little heavy and Crouch does well to win a corner.

28

Robinson finally gets a touch, dashing from goal to hack the ball away to prevent Paraguay winning a corner.

26

Lampard tries his luck from distance for the second time, but this time he blazes Crouch's header down high over the bar.

25

An over-enthusiastic Parades goes in heavily on Gerrard who is left holding his left knee.

24

England are playing well, looking dangerous when in possession but closing Paraguay down quickly whenever they give the ball away.

23

Frank Lampard tests Bobadilla with a 25 yard effort which curls viciously, but the keeper deals the the shot.

21' It's one-all in the booking stakes as Valdez is cautioned for a foul on David Beckham.

19' Steven Gerrard is booked for a foul despite there being seeminly little contact.

18

Steven Gerrard makes a superb block on the edge of the England box.

17

John Terry's weak header gives Paraguay hope but Paredes' shot is deflected wide off his own player.

15

Crouch bursts through as play switches ends, but Bobadilla rushes from goal and clears the danger.

14

Paraguay enjoy their first meaningful attack, but the England defence cope easily.

13

It's all England as the Three Lions win another corner, but it comes to nothing and Paraguay clear.

11

England win an indirect free-kick in the box when Bobadilla is penalised for holding on to the ball for too long. Lampard blasts the free-kick into the wall.

10

The Liverpool man then threads a lovely pass through to Owen but the striker can't get a decent connection.

9

Gerrard is beginning to take the game by the scruff of the neck, volleying over the bar after another Beckham corner.

8

Beckham's corner is cleared unconvincingly as England continue to attack their opponents.

7' After a long wait, a tearful Villar is replaced by Bobadilla. His first tough is to give away a corner.