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Match No. 795 vs. Brazil Match No. 797 vs. Slovakia Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 796

England 1 Portugal 1 [1-0]

Saturday, 7 September 2002

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match Portugal Pre-Match

 

Match Summary
Status: friendly match.
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, capacity 42,500.
Attendance: 40,058.
Goals: England - Alan Smith, 40th min.
Portugal - Costinha, 79th min.
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(yellow)		 Referee - Tom Henning Øvrebø, 36 (26-Jun-1966), Norway, FIFA-listed since 1994.
Assistant referees - Roe Vidar Lien, 42 (27-Jan-1960) and Oystein Havig, 29 (07-Oct-1972), Norway.
Fourth official - Matt Messias, England.
Conditions: Kickoff at 4 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: Guest of Honour - Gordon Cowans, former England and Aston Villa midfielder.
Statistics:

Type

England

Portugal
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Time of Possession - -
Statistics:

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England Team
Ranking: =7th in FIFA ranking of 14 August 2002; 5th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with red stripe down left side, navy blue shorts with red stripe down right side, white socks - The "2001" home uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 54, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
21st match, W 10 - D 8 - L 3 - F 40 - A 18.
Captain: Michael Owen, 4th captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-James, David B. 01-Aug-1970 32 G

West Ham United FC

 10 0 1997-active
2-Mills, Daniel J., sub off 46th min. 18-May-1977 25 D Leeds United AFC 13 0 2001-active
3-Cole, Ashley, sub off 46th min. 20-Dec-1980 21 D

Arsenal FC

 14 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G., sub off 46th min. 30-May-1980 22 M Liverpool FC 11 1 2000-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G., sub off 46th min. 07-Nov-1978 23 D

Manchester United FC

 28 1 1999-active
6-Southgate, Gareth 03-Sep-1970 32 D Middlesbrough FC 50 1 1995-2003
7-Bowyer, Lee D., sub off 62nd min. 03-Jan-1977 25 M

Leeds United AFC

 1 0 2002
8-Butt, Nicholas, sub off 62nd min. 21-Jan-1975 27 M Manchester United FC 23 0 1997-active
9- Smith, Alan 20-Oct-1980 21 F

Leeds United AFC

 4 1 2001-active
10-Owen, Michael J., sub off 62nd min. 14-Dec-1979 22 F

Liverpool FC

 42 18 1998-active
11-Heskey, Emile W.I. 11-Jan-1978 24 F Liverpool FC 30 4 1999-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
12-Bridge, Wayne M., sub on 46th min. for A Cole 05-Aug-1980 22 D

Southampton FC

 8 0 2002-active
14-Woodgate, Jonathan S., sub on 46th min. for Ferdinand 22-Jan-1980 22 D Leeds United AFC 2 0 1999-active
15-Dunn, David J.I., sub on 46th min. for Gerrard 27-Dec-1979 22 M Blackburn Rovers FC 1 0 2002-active
18-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 46th min. for Mills 20-Jan-1981 21 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 9 0 2001-active
17-Sinclair, Trevor L., sub on 62nd min. for Bowyer 02-Mar-1973 28 M West Ham United FC 10 0 2001-2003
16-Murphy, Daniel B., sub on 62nd min. for Butt 18-Mar-1977 25 M Liverpool FC 5 1 2001-active
19-Cole, Joseph J., sub on 62nd min. for Owen 08-Nov-1981 20 M West Ham United FC 8 0 2001-active
Formation: 4-4-2
James -
Mills (Hargreaves), Ferdinand (Woodgate), Southgate, A Cole (Bridge) -
Bowyer (Sinclair), Gerrard (Dunn), Butt (Murphy), Heskey -
Smith, Owen (J Cole)
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-Paul Robinson.

Portugal Team
Ranking: =7th in FIFA ranking of 14 August 2002; 8th in Elo world ranking before this match and 8th after this match.
Colours: Red shirts with yellow trim, green shorts, red stockings; made by Nike.
Coach: Agostinho Oliveira, appointed as caretaker coach on 14 August 2002,
1st match W 0 - D 1 - L 0 - F 1 - A 1.
Captain: Fernando Couto.  Nuno Capucho wore the captain's armband for the second half.

Portugal Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Vítor Baía, sub off 46th min. 15-Oct-1969 32 G

FC Porto

 80 0 1990-active
2-Meira, Fernando, sub off 78th min. 05-Jun-1978 24 M VfB Stuttgart, Germany 8 0 -active
3-Rui Jorge, sub off 46th min. 27-Mar-1973 30 D Sporting Clube de Portugal 25 1 1994-active
4-Beto, sub off 46th min. 03-May-1976 26 D Sporting Clube de Portugal 21 2 1997-active
5-Fernando Couto, sub off 46th min. 02-Aug-1969 32 D

SS Lazio, Italy

 87 6 1990-active
6-Petit, sub off 65th min. 25-Sep-1976 25 M Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 0 2001-active
7-Figo, Luís, sub off 46th min. 04-Nov-1972 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 86 27 1991-active
8-Simáo, sub off 54th min. 31-Oct-1979 22 F Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 1 1998-active
9-Pauleta, sub off 46th min. 28-Apr-1973 29 F

FC Girondins de Bordeaux, France

 38 16 1997-active
10-Rui Costa, sub off 46th min. 29-Mar-1972 30 M

AC Milan, Italy

 71 21 1993-active
11-Conceiçáo, sub off 46th min. 15-Nov-1974 27 F FC Internazionale Milano, Italy 46 11 1996-active

Portugal Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
12-Ricardo, sub on 46th min. for Vítor Baía 11-Feb-1976 26 G

Boavista FC

 11 0 2001-active
13-Paulo Ferreira, sub on 46th min. for Beto 18-Jan-1979 23 D FC Porto 1 0 2002-active
14-Nuno Valente, sub on 46th min. for Simáo 12-Sep-1974 27 D FC Porto 1 0 2002-active
19-Capucho, Nuno, sub on 46th min. for Conceiçáo 21-Feb-1972 30 F

FC Porto

 30 2 1996-active
20-Viana, Hugo, sub on 46th min. for Figo 15-Jan-1983 19 M Newcastle United FC, England 5 0 2001-active
21-Nuno Gomes, sub on 46th min. for Beto 05-Jul-1976 26 F Sport Lisboa e Benfica 31 14 1996-active
22-Boa Morte, Luis, sub on 46th min. for Rui Jorge 04-Aug-1977 25 F Fulham FC, England 5 1 2001-active
23-Pinto, Joáo sub on 46th min. for Fernado Couto 26-May-1973 29 D Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 0 2002-active
15- Costinha, sub on 54th min. for Rui Costa 01-Dec-1974 27 M FC Porto 11 2 1998-active
16-Vidigal, José, sub on 65th min. for Petit 15-Mar-1973 29 M SSC Napoli, Italy 14 0 1999-active
17-Jorge Silva, sub on 78th min. for Meira 04-Dec-1975 26 M Boavista FC 1 0 2002-active
Formation: 3-4-2-1
Vítor Baía (Ricardo) -
Meira (Jorge Silva), Fernando Couto (Pinto), Beto (Paulo Ferriera) -
Conceiçáo (Capucho), Rui Costa (Costinha), Petit (Vidigal), Rui Jorge (Boa Morte) -
Figo (Viana), Simáo (Nuno Valente) -
Paulete (Nuno Gomes)
Substitutes
Not Used:		 None.

Match Report

 

 

 

Source Notes

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