The Three Lions World Cup Squad pre-Nigeria  June 2002
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
7. Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	27	M	Manchester United FC	48	3	51	7	15	6 1
14. Bridge, Wayne M.	5 August 1980	21	D	Southampton FC	4	2	6	0	0	None
12. Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	22	D	Manchester United FC	3	3	6	0	0	None
21. Butt, Nicholas	21 January 1975	27	M	Manchester United FC	11	8	19	0	0	None
6. Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	27	D	Arsenal FC	45	3	48	1	2	5
3. Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	21	D	Arsenal FC	10	0	10	0	0	2
19. Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	20	M	West Ham United FC	1	6	7	0	0	None
23. Dyer, Kieron C.	29 December 1978	23	M	Newcastle United FC	5	5	10	0	0	None
5. Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	23	D	Leeds United AFC	19	5	24	0	0	None
9. Fowler, Robert B.	9 April 1975	27	F	Leeds United AFC	11	14	25	7	0	1
18. Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	21	M	FC Bayern München eV, Germany	5	3	8	0	0	None
	Owen Hargreaves suffered a shin injury in the match against Argentina and is unavailable for selection.
11. Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	24	F	Liverpool FC	15	11	26	3	0	2
22. James, David B.	1 August 1970	31	G	West Ham United FC	3	6	9	5 GA	0	1
15. Keown, Martin R.	24 July 1966	35	D	Arsenal FC	39	4	43	2	1	3
13. Martyn, A. Nigel	11 August 1966	35	G	Leeds United AFC	19	4	23	GA	0	None
2. Mills, Daniel R.	18 May 1977	25	D	Leeds United AFC	4	5	9	0	0	None
10. Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	22	F	Liverpool FC	28	10	38	16	2	2
8. Scholes, Paul	16 November 1974	27	M	Manchester United FC	44	2	46	13	0	10 1
1. Seaman, David A.	19 September 1963	38	G	Arsenal FC	66	4	70	39 GA	1	1
17. Sheringham, Edward P.	2 April 1966	36	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	30	18	48	11	0	3
4. Sinclair, Trevor L.	2 March 1973	29	M	West Ham United FC	2	4	6	0	0	None
16. Southgate, Gareth	3 September 1970	31	D	Middlesbrough FC	37	12	49	1	0	3
21. Vassell, Darius C.	13 June 1980	21	F	Aston Villa FC	5	1	6	3	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the twelfth of the 2000-01 season, against Argentina on 7 June 2002.

Diary

Thursday, 9 May 2002 - Sven-Göran Eriksson's picks a provisional 23-man squad for the World Cup Finals in South Korea/Japan.  It includes the injured David Beckham.

Saturday, 11 May 2002 - An groin injury to Steven Gerrard see's him limp off in the final Premiership match of the season means Gerrard's place in the squad is in doubt, his place will probably go to reserve and clubmate, Danny Murphy. Kieron Dyer also receives a knee injury in Newcastle United's final match against Southampton.

Monday, 13 May 2002 - The England squad fly from Luton to Dubai for a few days relaxation with their families, before they jet off to the Far East. Danny Murphy and Trevor Sinclair travel as potential replacements for the injured Steven Gerrard and Kieron Dyer, both of whom stayed at home, Gerrard to have a scan. David Beckham assured reporters that he would be fit for the first game after recovering from a broken foot, but that he would not take part in either of the warm-up games, as a precaution.

Tuesday, 14 May 2002 - Steven Gerrard officially withdraws from the squad in order to have treatment on his troublesome groin. The 21-year-old midfielder needs an operation, as yesterday's scan revealed. He will require more than a month to recover. As expected, Danny Murphy was drafted into the provisional final 23.

Wednesday, 15 May 2002 - There is light training in Dubai for the squad. David Beckham, who is trying to regain match fitness, and Nicky Butt, he is recovering from a knee injury, are involved as they do some jogging.

Friday, 17 May 2002 - Kieron Dyer flys to Dubai to join the rest of the squad in time to join their nine-hour flight to Korea. He will be assessed on Monday, before Eriksson submits his final 23-man squad to FIFA on Tuesday. Trevor Sinclair will travel to Korea too, incase Dyer does not make a sufficient recovery.

Tuesday, 21 May 2002 - England draw 1-1 with the Korea Republic.

Wednesday, 22 May 2002 - A foot injury to Danny Murphy towards the end of a training session means he will miss the World Cup. He becomes the third member of the squad to break his foot, following Gary Neville and David Beckham. Murphy has broken the second toe of his left foot.  Trevor Sinclair, originally placed on stand-by because of fears for Kieron Dyer's injury, is called up to replace Danny Murphy.  Under-21 captain David Dunn and Alan Smith are placed on stand-by should they be required.

Sunday, 26 May 2002 - Trevor Sinclair arrives in Japan in time to take part in Englands draw with Cameroon. Robbie Fowler's last minute equaliser did ask more questions than it answered. But Eriksson will be relieved that there were no injuries suffered.

Tuesday, 28 May 2002 - David Beckham resumes full training in preperation for the opening match with Sweden on Sunday.

Sunday, 2 June 2002 - England began their World Cup campaign with an unconvincing draw against a Sweden team who dominated the second half and could easily have snatched victory.

Friday, 7 June 2002 - England recorded a famous win over old foes Argentina to take a giant step towards World Cup qualification from Group F.  Owen Hargreaves suffered with an injury of his shin in the first twenty minutes, he will likely be unavailable for the final group match against Nigeria.

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