2nd Round World Cup 2010: Germany 4-1 England Wallpaper

2nd Round World Cup 2010: Germany vs England Highlights Result & Report

[Report after game].England were hammered 4-1 by Germany in the second round of the World Cup, but the spotlight fell on the officials after they missed an obvious equaliser for Fabio Capello’s men just before half-time.

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Germany                                    England
Miroslav Klose (20′)    Matthew Upson (37′)
Lukas Podolski (32′)
Thomas Müller (67′)
Thomas Müller (70′)

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England vs Algeria Highlights Video

England 0-0 Algeria Highlights Video

[Review after game].There was no happy birthday for Fabio Capello in Cape Town as England were booed by their own supporters following a dreadful performance against Algeria that leaves them needing to beat Slovenia to guarantee their World Cup progress.

[Review before game].England go into the game against Algeria with the media spotlight well and truly on them after their 1-1 draw with USA.Although this will be the first meeting between England and Algeria, the Three Lions have kept a clean sheet in four of their five World Cup encounters against African sides. (more…)

England vs Belarus Highlights Video

England vs Belarus Highlights Video

All the players will have one eye on the squad for world cup 2010, none more so than a rusty Rio Ferdinand who has been having a quiet chat with Capello during the build-up and Gabriel Agbonlahor who will also looking to make an impression against Belarus.

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Ukraine vs England WorldCup Highlights Video

Ukraine 1-0 England WorldCup Highlights Video
14′ Red Card Robert Green
16′ Andriy Shevchenko (pen miss)
29′ Serhiy Nazarenko Goal 1 – 0

Ukraine will be looking to put the first dent in England’s perfect World Cup qualifying record tomorrow night as they bid to secure their own ticket to South Africa.

With England already qualified for next summer’s World Cup, Fabio Capello’s side are now playing for a chance to collect 10 wins from 10 games, but Ukraine have much more on the line as they sit third in Group Six, two points behind Croatia but with this as their game in hand.
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England vs Croatia Highlights Video

England 5-1 Croatia Highlights Video
8′ Frank Lampard (pen) Goal 1 – 0
18′ Steven Gerrard Goal 2 – 0
59′ Frank Lampard Goal 3 – 0
66′ Steven Gerrard Goal 4 – 0
73′ 4 – 1 Goal Eduardo
77′ Wayne Rooney Goal 5 – 1

Two years after Croatia triumphed in the Wembley rain to sweep England out of Euro 2008 and Steve McClaren out of a job, Fabio Capello showed how it should be done.

Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard scored two goals each to exact their own personal revenge for that horrible night, with Wayne Rooney adding another near the end.
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England vs Slovenia Highlights Video

England 2-1 Slovenia Highlights Video
31′ Frank Lampard (pen) Goal 1 – 0
63′ Jermain Defoe Goal 2 – 0
85′ 2 – 1 Goal Zlatan Ljubijankic

The England manager is expected to have already settled on his first XI for the meeting with Croatia and he could offer fringe players the opportunity to impress.

Captain John Terry was an injury doubt as the Chelsea centre-back, who signed a new deal with his headline-grabbing club at the beginning of this week, sustained a groin injury in training, but the centre-back now appears ready to play.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool Highlights Video

Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool Highlights Video
44′ Benoit Assou-Ekotto Goal 1 – 0
56′ 1 – 1 Goal Steven Gerrard (pen)
59′ Sebastien Bassong 2 – 1

Tottenham centre-back Sebastien Bassong is set to make his debut in the Barclays Premier League clash against Liverpool at White Hart Lane.

Bassong is expected to partner Ledley King as Jonathan Woodgate is recovering from groin surgery and Michael Dawson is ruled out with an Achilles injury.
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Man Utd vs Birmingham Highights Video

Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham Highights Video
34′ Wayne Rooney

Wes Brown is expected to start for Manchester United when the Barclays Premier League champions begin the defence of their title against Birmingham.

Brown has recovered from a thigh injury he picked up in pre-season so, with Jonny Evans (ankle) likely to join Nemanja Vidic (calf) and Gary Neville (groin) on the sidelines, the England defender should play in central defence alongside Rio Ferdinand.
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Friendly: Holland vs England Highlights Video

Holland 2-2 England Highlights Video
10′ Dirk Kuyt Goal 1 – 0
38′ Rafael Van der Vaart Goal 2 – 0
49′ 2 – 1 Goal Jermain Defoe
77′ 2 – 2 Goal Jermain Defoe

England to Holland on Wednesday for Fabio Capello to the top, the friendly as a measure of their progress.

The three lions are undergoing qualification for the World Cup in 2010 to 100 percent of a track record in Group 6, and a positive result against Croatia in September guarantees a place in South Africa.
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World Cup: England v Andorra Highlights Video

World Cup: England 6 – 0 Andorra Highlights Video
4′ Wayne Rooney Goal 1 – 0
29′ Frank Lampard Goal 2 – 0
39′ Wayne Rooney Goal 3 – 0
73′ Jermain Defoe Goal 4 – 0
76′ Jermain Defoe Goal 5 – 0
81′ Peter Crouch Goal 6 – 0

England will be without central defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Gareth Barry for the visit of Andorra on Wednesday but coach Fabio Capello should not be losing any sleep over this lop-sided World Cup qualifier.

Coach and players alike have stressed the importance of avoiding complacency against the part-timers from the Pyrenees but whatever 11 English players take to the Wembley turf a seventh consecutive Group Six victory should be a formality.
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