Frank Lampard lets fly during the early stages of England's match with Trinidad & Tobago.
Thursday, 15 June 2006.
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England |
2-0 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
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Crouch 83, Gerrard 90+1 |
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2006 World Cup Finals, Group B
5pm (BST), Thursday 15 June 2006
Frankenstadion, Nuremburg
Live on ITV
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90+3 |
The referee blows the final whistle. England are through to the last-16. |
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90+2 |
Stern John backheels in a consolation goal, but the linesman has his flag up. |
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90+1 |
Gerrard makes it 2-0 with a wonderful strike with his left foot, rivalling anything scored all tournament. |
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90 |
The game is in its final minute - can England hold out and book a place in the last-16? |
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88 |
England are taking the sting out of the tail, keeping possession to deny Trinidad any hope of a leveller. |
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85' Wise comes on for Theobold as Trinidad push for an equaliser. |
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83 |
Goal! Crouch gets on the end of Beckham's cross and heads home. No robot dance this time, but who cares? |
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80 |
At the other end, Stern John rolls John Terry but drags his shot wide form the edge of the box. |
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78 |
Rio Ferdinand is beginning to push forward, resulting in Lampard being put through, but the Chelsea man pulls his shot wide. |
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77 |
The Three Lions create their best chance after Crouch and Rooney link up, but Lampard fluffs his lines, scuffing at Hislop. |
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75' Sven makes his third change, bringing Downing on for Joe Cole. |
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74 |
England fashion another chance but Lampard cracks another shot over the bar. |
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73 |
Trinidad break and only a last-ditch block from Ashley Cole prevents Glen from testing Robinson. |
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72 |
Joe Cole wins a free-kick in a similar position to where England scored against Paraguay. But the skipper's delivery is below his usual standard. |
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70' Trinidad make another change, with Glen replacing Jones. |
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70 |
Beckham picks out Crouch with a wonderful cross, but the England man, under-pressure, nods over the bar. |
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69 |
Lennon has been a bright spark since being brought into the fray, eagerly attacking his man. |
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67 |
England are on top but a quality final pass still eludes them - time is ticking away. |
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65 |
The crowd holds its breath as Rooney is fouled from behind, but the England man is fine and springs straight to his feet. |
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64' Frank Lampard is the first England player to be booked. |
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62 |
Beckham crosses but Lampard volleys over with a hopefully volley from a promising position. |
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60 |
Rooney is still waiting for his first proper involvement, but Beckham curls another free-kick wide. |
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58' The England fans finally have something to shout about as Wayne Rooney and Aaron Lennon replace Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher. Will this give England the impetus? |
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56 |
Michael Owen heads wide a glorious chance after David Beckham picks him out with a free-kick. |
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55' Gray is booked for Trinidad - that's their fifth booking. |
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55 |
Crouch tries a spectacular overhead kick after setting himself up, but the ball soars over. |
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53 |
Terry saves England again, tackling Jones as he bursts through. The referee gives a goal-kick, but Terry definately got the last touch. |
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52 |
Crouch gets lucky when he heads Yorke's free-kick behind, but the linesman adjudged the ball to be over the line already. |
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51 |
It's all rather predictable from England, almost like knowing your gran is going to buy you some pants and socks for Christmas. |
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49 |
England have not scored a second half goal since 1998 - perhaps tonight is the night to break that unwanted drought? |
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48 |
Carragher goes on the overlap but ends up giving away a foul as he rushes on to Beckham's pass. |
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47' Hislop becomes the fourth Trinidad to be shown a yellow card. |
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46 |
Sven has opted to stick with the same XI that started the game, but surely it won't be long until England make a change. |
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Trinidad get the game going with England needing to up their game if they are to beat the Soca Warriors. |
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45+4 |
The referee blows for half-time. |
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45' Jones is the third Trinidad player to be booked. |
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45 |
England are a whisker away from going behind. Robinson flaps at a cross, John heads goalwards, but Terry acrobatically hacks clear. |
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43 |
England are finally creating chances, but Crouch, in acres of space, volleys horribly wide from just ten yards. |
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42 |
Beckham curls straight at Hislop with his left foot who holds on comfortably. |
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41 |
England waste their best chance when Lampard, just eight yards out, volleys Owen knock back high over the bar. |
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40 |
With just five minutes left, England have shaded the possession, but Trinidad will fancy a shock. |
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39 |
Trinidad have another half-chance as Jones, of Southampton, heads Yorke's free-kick over the bar. |
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38 |
Trinidad will be the happier of the two sides as the continue to keep England, who persist with the long ball, at bay. |
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36 |
Trinidad & Tobago win a corner after Ferdinand heads behind. Yorke curls in, Robinson misses with a punch and Stern John nods just wide. It would have been John's 66th international goal. |
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34 |
Frank Lampard drills just wide from the edge of the box after Trinidad allowed the Chelsea man time to line up the shot. |
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33 |
Steven Gerrard blazes over the bar from long-range as England continue to struggle to break down the Soca Warriors. |
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31 |
England win another corner, but Beckham overhits the set-piece and the chance is wasted. |
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30 |
The England fans chant 'Rooney, Rooney' after seeing the England star warming up on the touchline. |
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29 |
The game continues after rather a long wait, somewhat unsurprisingly considering the ferocity of Gerrard's shot. |
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27 |
Crouch's header back towards Owen is bundled away while Gerrard's long range effort hits Yorke in the nether-regions. Ouch! |
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25 |
Beckham is dropping deep to pick up possession in a bid to get England playing. |
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England appeal for a corner, but the referee deems Michael Owen to have had the final touch. |
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22 |
Paul Robinson shows a good pair of hands, leaping to his right to grab a cross. It's his first meaningful touch. |
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21 |
Crouch is given offside from Gerrard's pass as Trinidad continue to frustrate England. |
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19' Whitley joins his team-mate in the book, gifting Beckham another chance from a free-kick. He opts to chip, Crouch nods over. |
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18' Theobald is booked for a foul on Gerrard. The free-kick is Beckham territory. The Real Madrid man strikes the wall. |
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Frank Lampard misses a spectacular volley on the edge of the box before the ball falls to Joe Cole, who blazes over the bar. |
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Joe Cole does superbly down the left but Peter Crouch fails to turn in the low cross, Hislop scrambling the ball behind. |
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15 |
Michael Owen wriggles free of two defenders, but Trinidad comfortably deal with his low cross. |
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14 |
Rio Ferdinand's raking pass from the back comes to nothing as England fail to get a hold on the game. |
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12 |
Trinidad defend the set-piece superbly, with Sancho and Lawrence showing tremendous heading ability to clear the danger. |
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11 |
England win their first corner when Ashley Cole's cross, aimed at David Beckham, is nodded behind. |
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10 |
England give away a silly free-kick on the right flank, but Yorke's delivery leave a lot to be desired. |
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9 |
Trinidad & Tobago appear unfazed by the situation, keeping possession well, inspired by Dwight Yorke in midfield. |
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The two Coles combine smartly down the left, but Ashley's cross is easily dealt with at the near post. |
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Frank Lampard stings Hislop's hands with a rasping shot but Michael Owen fails to put the rebound away, kneeing the ball wide. |
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5 |
England continue to stroke the ball around nicely but without much joy in the final third. |
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3 |
Ashley Cole loses his red boot but his appeals are drowned out as the English fans are in full voice in Nuremberg. |
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2 |
Carragher registers the first shot on target when he drives as Shaka Hislop with his left foot from 25 yards. |
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Both Lampard and Gerrard have spent time at the base of England's midfield as the Three Lions enjoy some early possession. |
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England kick-off with the Three Lions lining up with their tried and tested 4-4-2 formation, with Jamie Carragher replacing Gary Neville at right-back. |
England: Paul Robinson, Jamie Carragher (Aaron Lennon 58), Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, David Beckham (c), Frank Lampard, Peter Crouch, Michael Owen (Wayne Rooney 58), Joe Cole (Stewart Downing 75)
Substitutes: David James, Scott Carson, Sol Campbell, Wayne Bridge, Gary Neville, Owen Hargreaves, Jermaine Jenas, Michael Carrick, Theo Walcott
Trinidad & Tobago: Hislop, Edwards, Sancho, Lawrence, Gray, Birchall, Whitley, Yorke, Theobald (Wise 85), Stern John, Jones (Glen 70)
Substitutes: Cox, Latapy, Samuel, Charles, Scotland, Ince, Wolfe, Andrews, Jack
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (JPN)
Assistants: Yoshikazu Hiroshima (JPN), Dae Young Kim (KOR)
Fourth Official: Kevin Stott (USA)
Kit Colours
England: White shirts, Blue shorts, White socks
Trinidad & Tobago: Red shirts, Red shorts, Red socks