Date: 25-06-2006
Stage: 1/8 final
Place: STUTTGART
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: *
Notes: Beckham, Rooney
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 25 June 2006, 17:00
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Meteo: Hot, sunny, ~40°C
ENGLAND
Paul Robinson
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
John Terry
David Beckham (c)
Michael Carrick
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Owen Hargreaves
Frank Lampard
Wayne Rooney
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson (SWE)
18′ John Terry
78′ Paul Robinson
82′ Jamie Carragher
77′ ↓Joe Cole ↑Jamie Carragher
87′ ↓David Beckham ↑Aaron Lennon
90′ ↓Steven Gerrard ↑Stewart Downing
ECUADOR
Cristian Mora
Ivan Hurtado (c)
Neicer Reasco
Giovanny Espinoza
Ulises de la Cruz
Antonio Valencia
Segundo Castillo
Edison Méndez
Edwin Tenorio
Agustin Delgado
Carlos Tenorio
Coach: Luis Suárez (URU)
24′ Antonio Valencia
37′ Carlos Tenorio
67′ Ulises de la Cruz
69′ ↓Edwin Tenorio ↑Cristian Lara
71′ ↓Carlos Tenorio ↑Ivan Kaviedes
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
Goals:
60′ David Beckham ENG
Match overview
England progressed to the quarter-finals following a tense 1-0 win over Ecuador in searing heat. David Beckham scored the only goal of the match with a trademark curling free-kick from 30 yards on the hour, becoming the first England player to score in three World Cups. Ecuador threatened early, hitting the bar through Carlos Tenorio, but England controlled most of the match and held on despite missing several clear chances. The victory set up a quarter-final against Portugal1.
Trivia
– David Beckham made history as the first England player to score in three World Cup finals tournaments. – The match was played in extreme heat, with pitch-side temperatures reportedly reaching around 40°C-one of the hottest matches England ever played at a World Cup1. – Both coaches were foreign: Sven-Göran Eriksson (Sweden) for England, Luis Suárez (Uruguay) for Ecuador. – This was only the second-ever meeting between England and Ecuador; their only previous clash was a friendly in Quito in 1970, which England also won.
