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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Central America |
England |
Type |
Paraguay |
Referee
(red)
-
Marco Antonio
Rodríguez
Moreno
32 (10 November 1973),
Ciudad de México, Mexico, FIFA-listed 1999;
Assistant
Referees - José Luis
Camargo, 33 (25 September 1972), Mexico and Leonel Leal, 29 (21 November 1976), Costa Rica
Fourth official -
Coffi Codjia, 38 (9 December 1967), Benin,
FIFA-listed 1994;
Fifth official - Celestin Ntagungira, 40 (11 May 1966), Rwanda. |
13 |
Goal Attempts |
7 |
5 |
Attempts on Target |
2 |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
6 |
Corner Kicks Won |
1 |
4 |
Offside Calls Against |
3 |
13 |
Fouls Conceded |
13 |
53% |
Possession |
47% |
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England
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (17th
May 2006)
10th
EFO ranking
Group 3
ELO rating
4th to 3rd |
Colours: |
The
2005 home uniform - White
collared jerseys with large red cross on right shoulder, navy blue shorts
with thin white narrowing stripe on right thigh and red hem, white socks
with navy blue half-striped tops. |
Capt: |
David Beckham, 54th captaincy. |
Head Coach: |
Sven-Göran
Eriksson, 58 (5 February 1948), appointed 30 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001,
63rd match, W 38 - D 15 - L 10 - F 123 - A 59. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Robinson,
Paul W. |
26 |
15 October 1979 |
G |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
22 |
12
GA |
2 |
Neville, Gary
A. |
31 |
18 February 1975 |
RB |
Manchester United FC |
80 |
0 |
3 |
Cole,
Ashley |
25 |
20 December 1980 |
LB |
Arsenal
FC |
47 |
0 |
4 |
Gerrard, Steven
G. |
26 |
30 May 1980 |
CM |
Liverpool FC |
43 |
7 |
Gerrard cautioned in the 19th min. for
Unsporting Behaviour for a rash tackle on Cristian Riveros. |
5 |
Ferdinand, Rio
G. |
27 |
7
November 1978 |
CD |
Manchester United FC |
48 |
0 |
6 |
Terry,
John G. |
25 |
7 December 1980 |
CD |
Chelsea FC |
25 |
1 |
7
|
Beckham,
David R.J. |
31 |
2 May 1975 |
RM |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
90 |
16 |
8 |
Lampard,
Frank J. |
27 |
20 June 1978 |
CM |
Chelsea FC |
41 |
10 |
21 |
Crouch, Peter J. |
25 |
30 January 1981 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
8 |
5 |
Crouch cautioned in the 63rd min. for Dissent.
Initially pulled up for using his arms in a challenge, he is cautioned for
his arguing. |
10 |
Owen, Michael J., off 56th min. |
25 |
14 December 1979 |
F |
Newcastle United FC |
78 |
37 |
11 |
Cole, Joseph J.,
off 83rd min. |
24 |
8
November 1981 |
M |
Chelsea FC |
33 |
5 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 1 Paraguay 0 |
20 |
Downing, Stewart,
on 56th min. for Owen |
21 |
22 July 1984 |
M |
Middlesbrough FC |
3 |
0 |
16 |
Hargreaves, Owen L., on 83rd min. for J Cole |
25 |
20 January 1981
born in Canada |
LM |
FC Bayern München, Germany |
31 |
0 |
result: England 1 Paraguay 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
9-Wayne
Rooney (injured), 12-Sol Campbell, 13-David James,
14-Wayne
Bridge, 15-Jamie Carragher,
17-Jermaine Jenas,
18-Michael Carrick,
19-Aaron Lennon, 22-Scott Carson, 23-Theo Walcott. |
team
notes: |
This was the fifth time in twelve World Cup appearances that
England won their opening match. The game was decided by the 31st own goal
in the history of the World Cup. It was the
third time England have been beneficiaries of an own goal. They beat
Czechoslovakia 2-0 in 1982, courtesy of an own goal from Jozef Barmoš,
and in 2002, Thomas Sørensen,
slipped the ball into his own net. Michael Owen became the first English player since the
1990 Finals to gain at least ten World Cup appearances. David Beckham
earned his 90th career cap, tying him for fifth place on the all-time
English list with Bryan Robson. Both
Beckham and Owen have now played at three different World Cups, tying
the English record held by seven other players.
Owen Hargreaves comes on as a substitute for a record 24th
occasion.
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4-4-2 |
Robinson -
Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, A.Cole -
Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, J.Cole (Hargreaves)
-
Owen (Downing),
Crouch. |
When Stewart Downing replaced Michael Owen
after 56 minutes, England went into a 4-4-1-1 formation, leaving Crouch up
front with Joe Cole behind, Downing took up Cole's position on the left of
midfield. Owen Hargreaves went into midfield when he replaced Joe
Cole, creating a new 4-5-1 formation. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
46.8 |
7.5 |
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Paraguay
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (17th
May 2006)
33rd
EFO ranking
n/a
ELO rating
31st to 32nd |
Colours: |
Made by Puma -
Blue crew neck jerseys with white trimmed
collar and cuffs, blue shorts,
white and blue vertically striped socks. |
Capt: |
Carlos Gamarra |
Manager: |
Aníbal
Ruiz Leites, 63 (30 December 1942 in Uruguay), appointed 11 July 2002; |
Paraguay
Lineup |
1 |
Villar
Viveros, Justo W., injured off 8th min. |
28 |
30 June 1977 |
G |
CA Newell's Old Boys, Argentina |
40 |
0 |
21 |
Caniza
Acuña, Denis R. |
31 |
29 August 1974 |
RB |
unattached |
76 |
1 |
3 |
Toledo
Rodas, Delio C., off 82nd min. |
29 |
2 October 1976 |
LB |
Real Zaragoza, Spain |
31 |
4 |
4 |
Gamarra
Pavón, Carlos A. |
35 |
17 February 1971 |
CD |
SE Palmeiras, Brazil |
107 |
12 |
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the 43rd own goal scored for England |
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5 |
Cáceres
López, Julio César |
26 |
5 October 1979 |
CD |
CA River Plate, Argentina |
32 |
2 |
6 |
Bonet
Cáceres, Carlos, off 68th min. |
28 |
2 October 1977 |
RM |
Club Libertad |
29 |
0 |
13 |
Paredes
Monges, Carlos
H. |
29 |
16 July 1976 |
CM |
Reggina Calcio, Italy |
69 |
10 |
18 |
Heado Valdez, Nelson
A.
|
22 |
28 November 1983 |
F |
SV Werder Bremen von 1899, Germany |
12 |
4 |
|
22nd min. for a foul. |
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|
|
9 |
Santa Cruz
Cantero, Roque
L. |
24 |
16 August 1981 |
F |
FC Bayern München, Germany |
43 |
13 |
10 |
Acuña
Cabello,
Roberto M. |
34 |
25 March 1972 |
CM |
RC Deportivo de La Coruña
SAD, Spain |
94 |
5 |
16 |
Riveros
Núñez, Cristian M. |
23 |
16 October 1982 |
LM |
Club Libertad |
10 |
0 |
Paraguay
Substitutes |
scoreline: England 1 Paraguay 0 |
22 |
Bobadilla
Ávalos, Aldo A., on 8th min. for Villar |
30 |
20 April 1976 |
G |
Club Libertad |
6 |
0 |
23 |
Cuevas
Amarilla, Nelson R., on 68th min. for Bonet |
26 |
10 January 1980 |
F |
CF Pachuca, Mexico |
36 |
5 |
2 |
Núñez
Mendoza, Jorge M., on 82nd min. for Toledo |
28 |
22 January 1978 |
D |
Estudiantes de La Plata, Argentina |
16 |
1 |
result: England 1 Paraguay 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
7-Salvador Cabanas, 8-Édgar Barreto,
11-Diego Gavilan, 12-Derlis Gómez, 14-Paulo da Silva, 15-Julio Cesar
Manzur, 17-José Montiel, 19-Julio Dos Santos, 20-Dante López. |
team
notes: |
Carlos Gamarra became the first player from
Paraguay to concede an own goal in the tournament finals. Roberto Acuna, Denis Caniza, Carlos Gamarra and Carlos
Paredes set the Paraguayan record with an appearance at three different
World Cups. Justo Villar is injured after 5 minutes after rushing
out from his area and hacking away a through-ball. |
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4-4-2 |
Villar (Bobadilla) -
Caniza, Cáceres, Gamarra, Toledo (Núñez) -
Bonet (Cuevas), Paredes, Acuña,
Riveros -
Santa Cruz, Valdez. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
49.4 |
4.6 |
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Match Report
(Mike Payne's exclusive report coming shortly) |
England stuttered to victory in their Group B
opener in Frankfurt thanks to a third-minute Paraguay own goal. Carlos Gamarra put David Beckham's
left-wing free-kick past his own keeper to set up a half dominated by
England. It was a different story in the second half as Paraguay
threatened more as a cautious England put themselves under unnecessary
pressure. Frank Lampard came closest to extending the lead with
two long-range efforts as the South Americans pressed for a draw.
England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson will be happier
with the points than the performance.
But England will not complain, and rightly so
with their history of making slow starts to major tournaments.
Steven Gerrard, as expected, was declared fit after a back injury to
give England a full-strength side apart from Wayne Rooney. And if
they needed a lift in the searing heat, it came after only three minutes
courtesy of Beckham's free-kick.
England's captain swung in the set-piece and it
glanced off the head of Gamarra and beyond the despairing dive of keeper
Justo Villar. Villar's afternoon got worse two minutes later when
he was injured making a clearance and limped off with what looked like
an ankle injury. His replacement, Aldo Bobadilla, did not fare
much better, and was penalised for time-wasting, only for Lampard to
fail to take advantage of the free-kick 15 yards out.
Nelson Valdes was a threat to England, and he
shot wide after a slip by John Terry - with Gerrard shown a yellow card
for a tackle as the Paraguayan shot.
England were in confident
mood and Bobadilla saved from Lampard as they dominated proceedings,
Beckham also shooting narrowly off target. But Paraguay grew in
confidence and goalkeeper Paul Robinson was glad to see another shot
from Valdes fly narrowly wide on the stroke of half-time.
England were subdued after the break, and
Eriksson decided to make a change after 55 minutes, sending on Stewart
Downing for a subdued Michael Owen. Paraguay were gaining heart
from the fact that Eriksson's side had not killed them off, and Roberto
Acuna gave England an anxious moment on the hour with another shot just
off target.
England's response was a cross-shot from
Beckham that flew across the face of goal, and an effort from the lively
Joe Cole that was dragged wide. Paraguay had possession without
mounting a serious threat, and Lampard could have doubled England's
advantage, only to be denied by two fine saves from Bobadilla.
England held on to deservedly pick up three points, but there will
undoubtedly be tougher tests ahead. - BBC Sport
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Source Notes |
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