England

0-0

Portugal

aet, 0-0 90 mins, Portugal win 3-1 on penalties

Saturday 01 July 2006
World Cup,
Quarter-Final
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Penalty Shoot-Out Sequence

Portugal 1-0 England
Simao Sabrosa - scores, fires a shot low into the bottom left corner.

Portugal 1-0 England
Frank Lampard - saved, Ricardo diving low to his left.

Portugal 1-0 England
Hugo Viana - missed, hit the post

Portugal 1-1 England
Owen Hargreaves - scores, even though Ricardo got a hand to it.

Portugal 1-1 England
Petit - missed, Robinson might have got a fingertip to it but the ball goes wide. 

Portugal 1-1 England
Steven Gerrard - saved, Ricardo saves a penalty which was at a nice height.

Portugal 2-1 England
Helder Postiga - scores, sending Robinson the wrong way.

Portugal 2-1 England
Jamie Carragher - saved, Ricardo saves it on to the bar.

Portugal 3-1 England
Cristiano Ronaldo - scores, shooting high into the top right corner

120+3

The referee blows for full-time and it's penalties.

120+2

Miguel's cross is pulled back and Maniche fires well over.

120+1

Carragher and Cole charge down efforts from Portuguese players but Robinson eventually gets the ball.

120

England look like they have settled for the penalty shoot-out but Portugal still come forward.

119' Jamie Carragher comes on for Aaron Lennon.

118

Incredible fitness and stamina from Hargreaves as first he wins the ball on the edge of the area and then provides the outlet for a long pass with a lung-busting run.

117

Lampard's long searching ball looks for Gerrard but the Liverpool captain doesn't have the legs to get to the ball.

116

Terry is given some medical attention for cramp.

115

The possession is now all Portugal's but there's a great touch by Terry as Postiga threatens to get on the end of a cross.

114

Great hands from Robinson as he saves Petit's 25-yarder.

112

Crouch momentarily finds some space high up the pitch after a good first touch but the ball runs away from him.

111' Ricardo Carvalho is booked for going through the back of Neville.

110

Lennon causes more havoc in the Portuguese ranks but there's no way through the defence which has been excellent all night.

109

Postiga heads in a winner for Portugal! But no! he was offside.

107' Hargreaves is booked for his protests that the challenge was a penalty.

106

Lennon cuts inside from wide on the right and goes down under Valente's challenge - on a first look it might have been a penalty but in actual fact it was a superb tackle.

Well we've been here a few times before - can England hold out for another 15 minutes or indeed score a winning goal?

105+1

It's the end of the first period of extra-time.

105

Ronaldo shoots from almost 30 yards but it goes over the bar and Robinson had it covered anyhow.

104

Hargreaves has been superb tonight - tireless running and fearless in the tackle.

102

Simao breaks and cuts inside from his position wide on the left but Robinson gets down low, parries the shot and Ferdinand clears.

101

This is really tense stuff - Gerrard, Lennon and Crouch are all involved in a good move but England can't quite get a shot in on goal - great defending again.

99

Great stuff from Gerrard but his cross is superbly defended by Miguel who jumped ahead of Crouch to clear.

98

Fabulous play from Steven Gerrard who exchanges quick passes with Hargreaves and Crouch but is forced wide as he looks to shoot.

98

Gerrard charges forward and wins a free kick.

97

Steve McClaren has come to the touchline to urge the England players to play further up the pitch.

95

Viana and Postiga try to pull off a little one-two on the edge of the England area but the return pass is poor and rolls through to Robinson.

93

England win a corner from a free-kick but Lampard can't quite find Crouch with his delivery.

91

Ronaldo and Miguel, both a threat all afternoon, try to set up a chance for Postiga but Hargreaves tackles Ronaldo.

The managers have had their words of encouragement. Here we go.

90+3

The referee blows for full-time and it's going to be half an hour of extra-time here in Gelsenkirchen...

90+2

This time nothing comes from the corner and Portugal come away.

90+1

England win a corner and there is an almighty confusion in the box. Terry goes close, the ball is cleared but Hargreaves brilliantly regains the ball and wins another corner.

90

Ashley Cole gives away possession on the edge of the area and Maniche latches onto the loose ball and shoots low but Robinson saves.

89

Ferdinand clears another Ronaldo cross.

88

Portugal enjoy another phase of passing possession just outside the England box but the final ball isn't there and Robinson claims.

87

Ronaldo beats Ashley Cole on the left and sends in a low cross to the near post but Terry clears.

85' Helder Postiga comes on for Luis Figo

84

Maniche has a go again, this time from 25 yards and again the shot is no threat to the safety of Robinson's goal.

83

The game is still finely balanced.

82

Lampard hits it and Ricardo can only parry it for Lennon, whose follow-up is also saved.

81

Lennon is brought down as England look to break. Free-kick 30 yards out.

79

Two Portuguese players are struggling with injuries.

79

Viana shoots well wide from the resulting corner.

78

From the follow up Nuno Valente is beaten to the ball thanks to a fantastic challenge by Ferdinand.

78

Some intricate passing allows Figo to shoot from the edge of the box and his curling effort is brilliantly saved by Robinson.

78

Miguel's cross is headed out by Lampard but Portugal recycle possession.

76

Maniche tries his luck from nigh on 30 yards but the ball sails well wide.

74' Tiago comes off and Hugo Viana is on.

73

Simao finds Ronaldo but England's defence holds firm.

72

Gerrard breaks free down the left and crosses into the box but Crouch is slightly off the pace and can't reach the ball.

70

It's England who have upped the tempo of the game and who are looking to create. Gerrard and Lampard nearly combine to effect.

68

England still coming forward and Hargreaves does really well to get in behind the defence.

67

Portugal come forward in numbers and Figo wins a corner before shooting over when the ball is cleared by Ferdinand to him.

65' Joe Cole is replaced by Peter Crouch.

64

Joe Cole breaks down the right and is fouled.

63' Simao comes on for Pauleta.

62' Wayne Rooney is sent off, for either a stamp on Carvalho or for raised hands on Ronaldo.

62

Rooney is tackled as England look to break on Portugal.

61

England suddenly have four players forward but Rooney loses possession.

60

Lampard tackles Maniche well and sets up an England counter.

59

Lennon's wonderful run sees him beat three defenders but Rooney mis-kicks the ball and the ball falls for Joe Cole who scoops the ball over the bar from 12 yards out.

57

Maniche goes down in agony but there seems to be no reason for him to be injured and the referee has a word.

56

The Liverpool captain takes the set piece but Ricardo comes out to claim very well indeed.

55

Gerrard makes a great run down the left and wins a corner.

54

England maintaining the same shape with Lennon acting as a straight replacement for the injured captain.

53

Ronaldo carries the ball out of play on the left touchline even though he disagrees with the referee's decision.

52

Joe Cole wins a corner. Gerrard goes over to take it and it falls for Lampard on the volley but his effort sails high over the bar.

51' Aaron Lennon comes on for David Beckham.

50

A clever pass by Rooney gives Beckham some space in the area and his cross looks to be handled by Valente but the referee sees nothing wrong.

50

Ronaldo makes some headway down the Portugal right but his attempted cross is blocked by Neville for a throw-in.

49

Aaron Lennon is preparing himself on the sidelines.

49

Ronaldo does well to come back and rob Neville of the ball.

48

Portugal launch a long ball up to Pauleta but Terry is there to deal with it and clear the ball to safety.

47

Nuno Valente nudges Beckham in the back and the captain might have picked up a slight knock to his ankle.

46

No substitutions at the break so Terry must be feeling ok after looking shaky towards the end of the last half.

Well here we go then - the second half live from Gelsenkirchen.

45+1

The referee blows for half-time with the game locked at 0-0.

45

John Terry looks to be struggling with an injury.

44

Frank Lampard is released thanks to a superb change of feet and smart pass inside the defender by Joe Cole but Lampard's dipping shot is saved by Ricardo.

43

The free-kick is not one of the captain's best as it hits the wall.

43' Petit is booked for that challenge.

42

Beckham's corner is flicked out but only to Joe Cole who is badly fouled by Petit - great position for a free-kick from Beckham.

42

Hargreaves does brilliantly to get beyond the last man and win a corner with little support arriving in the box.

41

A corner from Figo is headed towards goal by Tiago and Robinson saves even though his header was going a couple of feet past the post.

40

England try to come forward through Joe Cole and Gerrard but the final pass through to Rooney is proving difficult to execute - great defending from the Portuguese.

38

Portugal break and Figo cuts inside Lampard but curls his shot a couple of yards wide of Robinson's left-hand post.

37

Rooney is judged to have fouled Carvalho, though the decision looks a little harsh on the England forward.

37

Ashley Cole pumps a long ball up to Gerrard and his cross finds Beckham on the far side but again the attack fails to open Portugal.

35

Portugal come forward again but though Maniche, Figo and Ronaldo do well to pass into the feet of Pauleta, the striker's first touch is poor and England clear.

34

Gerrard tries to find Joe Cole in the inside left possession but the final pass was a little ambitious.

32

Tiago pushes Ashley Cole over in chasing down a loose ball. Free kick to England.

30

Miguel crosses in but Neville sees the ball back to Robinson.

30

Portugal stroke the ball around in midfield and force England to chase the ball before breaking up the right through Miguel.

29' John Terry is booked for a foul on Tiago and he will now miss the semi-final should England get there.

28

The ricochet falls for Ronaldo again but this time he is tackled in no uncertain terms by Lampard and England can clear.

28

Ronaldo, now back on the left, cuts infield and then has his shot blocked by Ferdinand.

26

A long, cross field pass from Rio Ferdinand fails to find Ashley Cole high up the pitch on the left side and possession switches.

25

Portugal look to break through the impressive Miguel at right back but Rooney tackles him well and England keep the territorial advantage.

24

It's been a nervous start to the match from both sides with no real chances to speak of.

22

Petit's ball through to Pauleta is too long and goes all the way through to Robinson.

21

Excellent defending from Gerrard this time, halting a threatening break from Portugal.

20

Steven Gerrard delivers a wonderful cross towards the penalty spot where Lampard slides in but just can't make contact and Ricardo claims well. The Chelsea man was close there.

18

Neville backs off Ronaldo but the Manchester United winger shoots over after an intelligent run into the box.

17

Two good long throws from Neville see some uncertainty in the Portuguese defence but still no chance presents itself.

16

Rooney and Lampard nearly exchange a delightful one-two in the area to give England a clear sight at goal but good defending sees off the threat

15

Hargreaves does well to prevent Cristiano Ronaldo from crossing in having taken up a good position on the right.

14

Bit of a let-off for England as Tiago clearly didn't believe the ball would fall for him and Robinson was able to claim.

13

Figo's cross from the right bounces awkwardly off Gary Neville and nearly gifts Tiago the perfect chance to score.

11

Portugal continue to seek Figo on the right with nearly every phase of possession that they enjoy.

10

End-to-end stuff as England give the ball away and Cristiano Ronaldo runs at goal and forces a comfortable save out of Robinson.

9

A good pass from Gerrard allows Rooney to shoot at goal which Ricardo saves well.

8

Encouraging start from England, having got behind the Portugal defence twice in the opening stages.

6

Beckham's free-kick is only half-cleared and falls for Steven Gerrard who does well to cut inside into the box even though his cross is over hit.

5

Paul Robinson comes out of goal well to grab the ball ahead of the attentions of the lone Portuguese striker Pauleta.

4

Petit inadvertently heads back towards goal but Rooney can't quite capitalise on the mistake. Great high tempo to the game.

3

Meira comes out of defence to take the ball from under the feet of Rooney as Beckham tries to find him with a long pass.

2

A mistake from Carvalho gives Rooney a brief sight of goal but his shot is instantly blocked.

1

Good piece of defending from Ashley Cole as Luis Figo tries to break down the Portuguese right.

England have got the game started and are going from right to left and are wearing their home kit of white, blue and white.


England v Portugal, FIFA World Cup, Gelsenkirchen, 01 July 2006

England:
Robinson, G Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, A Cole, Gerrard, Beckham (c), Lampard, Hargreaves, J Cole, Rooney.
Subs: James, Carson, Campbell,
Bridge, Carragher, Jenas, Downing, Lennon, Crouch, Walcott.

Portugal: Ricardo, Miguel, Carvalho, Meira, Valente, Petit, Maniche, Tiago, Figo, Ronaldo, Pauleta.
Subs: Quim, Paulo Santos, Paulo Ferreira, Aulo Ferreira, Caneira, Ricardo Costa, Hugo Viana, Simao Sabrosa, Boa Morte, Nuno Gomes, Helder Postiga.

Referee: Horacia Elizondo (Arg)
Assistant Referees: Dario Garcia (Arg) and Rudolfo Otero (Arg)
Fourth Official: Coffi Codjia (Ben)
Fifth Official: Aboudou Aderodjou (Ben)