Date: 15-06-2002
Stage: eight-final
Place: NIJGATA
Running time: 104 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish/danish/english
My rating: **
Notes: Scholes,Owen,Campbell,Beckham, Helveg,Tomasson
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 15 June 2002, 20:30
Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 40,582
Meteo: Clear skies, breezy, 18°C
ENGLAND
David Seaman
Sol Campbell
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
Danny Mills
David Beckham (c)
Nicky Butt
Paul Scholes
Trevor Sinclair
Emile Heskey
Michael Owen
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson (ENG)
50′ Danny Mills
46′ ↓Michael Owen ↑Robbie Fowler
49′ ↓Paul Scholes ↑Kieron Dyer
69′ ↓Emile Heskey ↑Teddy Sheringham
DENMARK
Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Helveg
René Henriksen (c)
Niclas Jensen
Martin Laursen
Thomas Gravesen
Jesper Grønkjær
Stig Tøfting
Dennis Rommedahl
Ebbe Sand
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Coach: Morten Olsen (DEN)
24′ Stig Tøfting
7′ ↓Thomas Helveg ↑Kasper Bøgelund
58′ ↓Stig Tøfting ↑Claus Jensen
Referee: Markus Merk (GER)
Goals:
5′ Thomas Sørensen (own goal) ENG
22′ Michael Owen ENG
44′ Emile Heskey ENG
Match overview
England secured their place in the quarter-finals with a confident 3-0 victory over Denmark. An early own goal by Sørensen set the tone before clinical finishes from Owen and Heskey wrapped up the result before half-time. England’s disciplined defense and midfield dominance allowed them to control the pace, while Denmark failed to recover after the early setback.
Trivia
This was England’s largest margin of victory in a World Cup knockout match since 1966. Rio Ferdinand, named Man of the Match, played a crucial role in both defense and attack, opening the score with a header that led to the own goal.
