England 3-1 Egypt
Posted by Admin on 03/03/2010
England have beaten the African champions Egypt 3-1 at Wembley with goals from Shaun Wright-Phillips and a double from Peter Crouch.
Capello's team had to come from behind and scored all three goals in a much improved second half performance.
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Euro 2012 Group
Posted by Admin on 08/02/2010
England have been drawn in a competitive looking Group G for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, along with Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales and Montenegro.
England are, of course, the top seed in the group and will be expected to progress, but there are no minnows in the group and qualification may not prove to be straightforward.
Of course, the competitive nature of the group does mean that England can expect the other teams in the group to take points off of eachother and this should avoid the three-horse race scenario that ended Enlgland's hopes of qualification for the last European Championships.
Terry Removed As Captain
Posted by Admin on 05/02/2010
After tabloid revelations surrounding his private life, John Terry has lost his role as captain of the England team. He is replaced by Rio Ferdinand.
World Cup Draw
Posted by Admin on 04/12/2009
England have been handed a kind World Cup group and will play the USA, Algeria and Slovenia in group C.
Capello's team avoided the likes of France and Portugal, but could face Germany, Australia, Ghana or Serbia in a potential second round tie.
Brazil 1-0 England
Posted by Admin on 14/11/2009
England were soundly beaten in a lacklustre performance in the heat of Doha.
Nilmar scored the winner just after half time, placing a delicate header over Ben Foster in the Englang goal, but England were lucky to only loose by one as Fabiano blasted a penalty over the bar 8 minutes later.
There were very few plus points for England's second string team, although Milner was industrious down the left and along with Rooney was one of England's better players.
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England 3-0 Belarus
Posted by Admin on 14/10/2009
England have rounded off their impressive qualification campaign with a 3-0 win over Belarus at Wembley.
The match was nothing to write home about, although Peter Crouch did stake a claim to be on the plane for South Africa with another 2 goals to add to his impressive international tally of 16 goals in 17 starts.
England were top scorers in the European qualification campaign and had the best goal difference, with only Spain scoring more points than Capello's team.
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Ukraine 1-0 England
Posted by Admin on 10/10/2009
England have suffered their first defeat in World Cup 2010 qualification after a 1-0 loss in Ukraine.
Robert Green was red-carded after just 13 minutes after bringing down Milevskiy when the striker was through on goal. Shevchenko missed the resulting penalty but Nazarenko put the hosts in front 16 minutes later when his deflected shot flew past the stranded David James.
With only ten men for so long, England struggled to break down their opponents although they did carve out good opportunities for Lampard in the first half and Rooney late on.
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England 5-1 Croatia
Posted by Admin on 09/09/2009
England have qualified for the World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Croatia at Wembley.
Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard both scored twice in the rout while Rooney scored England's fifth in a well deserved victory that secures England's place in South Africa next summer.
England outplayed their opponents throughout the game, with Lennon and Glenn Johnson looking particularly dangerous on the right-hand side.
Eduardo did score a scrappy consolation goal for the visitors and mistakes like that will irritate England's perfectionist manager, but eight wins in eight qualifiers is impressive form and can be celebrated up and down the country for tonight at least.
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England 2-1 Slovenia
Posted by Admin on 05/09/2009
Capello's England warmed up for the World Cup qualifier against Croatia with an entertaining win over Slovenia at Wembley.
A disputed Frank Lampard penalty and a well taken goal from Jermain Defoe secured the win, while a late header from Ljubijankic provided the visitors with something to cheer about.
England looked good in possession and attacked well with Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon looking particularly dangerous after their introduction in the second half.
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Emerging Trio
Posted by David Owen on 05/09/2009
Not since Jimi Hendrix played Woodstock, has an England squad featured so many players from the blue halve of Manchester. The names; Lee, Bell, and Summerbee, adorned England teamsheets 40 years ago, while the players were treasured and celebrated by the thousands who streamed into Maine Road each week. Recent selections by the current England manager has made the ears of Manchester City fans twitch once more, as four of their current crop are included in Mr Capello’s plans, the same number chosen from their rivals from Old Trafford. The tide that governs the England national set-up is chan...
