Date: 02-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: SAITAMA
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 30fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish
My rating: ***
Notes: Beckham,Scholes,Heskey,Owen, Ljungberg,Larsson
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 2 June 2002, 18:30
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 62,561
Meteo: Clear sky
ENGLAND
David Seaman
Sol Campbell
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
Danny Mills
David Beckham (c)
Owen Hargreaves
Paul Scholes
Emile Heskey
Michael Owen
Darius Vassell
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson (SWE)
12′ Sol Campbell
63′ ↓David Beckham ↑Kieron Dyer
73′ ↓Darius Vassell ↑Joe Cole
SWEDEN
Magnus Hedman
Andreas Jakobsson
Teddy Lučić
Olof Mellberg
Johan Mjällby (c)
Niclas Alexandersson
Tobias Linderoth
Freddie Ljungberg
Magnus Svensson
Marcus Allbäck
Henrik Larsson
Coach: Tommy Söderberg (SWE)
45′ Marcus Allbäck
73′ Andreas Jakobsson
55′ ↓Magnus Svensson ↑Anders Svensson
80′ ↓Marcus Allbäck ↑Andreas Andersson
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (BRA)
Goals:
24′ Sol Campbell (ENG)
59′ Niclas Alexandersson (SWE)
Match overview
England took the lead with a header from Sol Campbell in the first half, but Sweden responded after the break with a left-footed strike by Alexandersson. The match was balanced, with both sides unable to find a winner in their World Cup opener.
Trivia
This match marked the World Cup managerial debut of Eriksson with England, facing his home nation Sweden. Campbell’s goal was his first in an international tournament, while Alexandersson’s equaliser preserved Sweden’s unbeaten record against England in World Cups.
