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Belarus 1-3 England

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:29:32 +0000

Wayne Rooney scored twice as England took a giant stride towards World Cup qualification by beating Belarus to make it maximum points from four games.

Steven Gerrard gave England the lead from 30 yards after 11 minutes, but Pavel Sitko headed a deserved leveller for Belarus before the break.

Rooney turned in a cross from Emile Heskey five minutes after the break.

And he lifted home a superb third from Gerrard’s pass 16 minutes from time to give coach Fabio Capello another win.

England 5-1 Kazakhstan

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:00:52 +0000

England made it three wins out of three in their World Cup qualifying campaign with a fine second-half display against Kazakhstan.

After a poor first half Rio Ferdinand, captain in the absence of the injured John Terry, nodded in a corner, before Alexandr Kuchma headed into his own net.

Zhambyl Kukeyev fired one back after an Ashley Cole mistake before Wayne Rooney headed in a Wes Brown cross and then tapped in after a David Beckham free-kick.

Jermain Defoe finished off the scoring with a late, low finish.

Croatia 1-4 England

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:24:25 +0000

Theo Walcott hit a stunning hat-trick as England thrashed Croatia in a World Cup qualifying tie in Zagreb.

The 19-year-old got the nod to start ahead of David Beckham and he drilled England ahead, before Robert Kovac was sent off for an elbow on Joe Cole.

Walcott grabbed a carbon-copy second and soon after the exceptional Wayne Rooney slotted in a brilliant third.

Mario Mandzukic notched a consolation for Croatia, before Walcott collected Rooney’s pass and rolled in his third.

It was a magnificent performance and more than coach Fabio Capello can have dreamed of.

The result puts England firmly in control of Group Six after two wins in five days, but Capello will be even more delighted by the manner of his team’s triumph.

England 2-3 Croatia

admin — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:45:18 +0000

England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia at Wembley.

England went 2-0 down when Scott Carson, in for Paul Robinson, fumbled Nico Kranjcar’s shot into the net and then Ivica Olic slipped in a second.

Frank Lampard pulled one back from the spot after Jermain Defoe was fouled, before David Beckham, winning a 99th cap, set up Peter Crouch to level it.

But Mladen Petric fired in from 25 yards to break England’s hearts.

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Scotland 1-2 Italy

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:08:08 +0000

Italy ended Scotland’s Euro 2008 dream and ensured their own qualification for next summer’s finals thanks to a Christian Panucci stoppage-time goal.

Luca Toni had stunned the Scots by stabbing the ball home from five yards with less than two minutes gone.

Andrea Pirlo cleared a David Weir header off the Italian line.

But Ferguson forced the ball home when Lee McCulloch’s effort was saved after 65 minutes only for Panucci to head home from a disputed Pirlo free kick.

Israel 2 – 1 Russia

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:51:15 +0000

England earned a Euro 2008 qualifying reprieve with their fate again in their own hands after Group E rivals Russia dramatically lost 2-1 in Israel.
England are now two points ahead of Russia and need a draw against Croatia in their final qualifier on Wednesday to secure a Euro 2008 place.

Israel took the lead through Elyaniv Barda before Diniyar Bilyaletdinov levelled as Russia started to dominate.

Russia hit the post late on before Omer Golan netted a winner for Israel.

Austria 0-1 England

admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:33:12 +0000

Peter Crouch’s headed goal was enough to give England victory over Austria in Vienna but their win was marred by an injury to striker Michael Owen.

Owen limped off in the first half after suffering a thigh strain and will miss next Wednesday’s potentially crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia.

Crouch grabbed his goal on the stroke of half-time when he headed in David Beckham’s corner from the left.

Crouch also missed with a header in the second half as the match petered out.

England will now prepare for their final Euro 2008 qualifier hoping that by the time they step out on to the pitch to face Croatia their dreams of returning to Austria are still alive.

Russia 2-1 England

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:31:52 +0000

England’s hopes of reaching Euro 2008 hang by a thread after Russia came from behind to win in Moscow.

Steve McClaren’s side looked on course to qualify courtesy of Wayne Rooney’s spectacular 29th-minute volley.

Steven Gerrard missed a glorious chance before Roman Pavluchenko scored from the spot after 69 minutes following Rooney’s foul on Konstanin Zurianov.

He struck again from close range four minutes later – now Russia will qualify if they beat Israel and Andorra.

England 3-0 Estonia

admin — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:43:15 +0000

Wayne Rooney scored his first competitive international goal since 2004 as England eased past Estonia in their Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley.

Shaun Wright-Phillips set England on their way when his shot from the right went through keeper Mart Poom’s legs.

Rooney almost ended his goal drought with an exquisite chip before netting with a deflected shot from 15 yards.

Taavi Rahn headed an own goal from 20 yards just before half-time but England failed to score in the second half.

England 3-0 Russia

admin — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:57:35 +0000

A Michael Owen brace helped a vibrant England to a vital win over Euro 2008 qualifying rivals Russia.

Owen was composure personified when Gareth Barry’s cross fell to him 10 yards out and he sidefooted in off the post to give England an early lead.

Russia’s Konstantin Zhyrianov had a goal harshly ruled out for handball before a lethal Owen powered in a shot.

England weathered a spell of pressure from Russia before Rio Ferdinand angled in a shot to complete the win.