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England National Football Team Match No. 802

South Africa 1 England 2 [1-1]

Thursday, 22 May 2003

England Pre-Match

Match Summary and Report Team Records South Africa Pre-Match England Pre-Match

 

England Squad for the Matches against South Africa, Serbia & Slovakia, May & June 2003
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Barry, Gareth 23-Feb-1981 22 D Aston Villa FC 3 3 6 0 0 1 C

Gareth Barry joined the squad on 19 May as cover for Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge.
Beattie, James S. 27-Feb-1978 25 F Southampton FC 1 0 1 0 0 None

James Beattie did not travel to South Africa due to FA cup final commitments.
Beckham, David R.J. 02-May-1975 28 M Manchester United FC 56 3 59 11 23 1 E  8 C
Bridge, Wayne M. 05-Aug-1980 22 D Southampton FC 7 4 11 0 0 None

Wayne Bridge did not travel to South Africa due to FA cup final commitments.
Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 22 D Arsenal FC 17 0 17 0 0 2 C

Ashley Cole did not travel to South Africa due to FA cup final commitments.
Cole, Joseph J. 08-Nov-1981 21 M West Ham United FC 1 7 8 0 0 None

Joe Cole is a late addition to the squad.
Dyer, Kieron C. 29-Dec-1978 24 M Newcastle United FC 7 9 16 0 0 None

Kieron Dyer withdrew from the squad.
Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 24 D Manchester United FC 26 5 31 0 0 1 C
Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 22 M Liverpool FC 14 1 15 2 0 2 C
Hargreaves, Owen L. 20-Jan-1981 22 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 5 6 11 0 0 None

Owen Hargreaves did not travel to South Africa due to the German cup final.
Heskey, Emile W.I. 11-Jan-1978 25 F Liverpool FC 21 11 32 4 0 3 C
James, David B. 01-Aug-1970 32 G West Ham United FC 7 6 13 0 0 1 C
Jenas, Jermaine A. 18-Feb-1983 20 M Newcastle United FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 24 M Chelsea FC 3 5 8 0 0 None
Mills, Daniel J. 18-May-1977 25 D Leeds United AFC 8 6 14 0 0 1 C
Murphy, Daniel B. 18-Mar-1977 26 M Liverpool FC 1 6 7 1 0 None

Danny Murphy did not travel to South Africa due to injury.
Neville, Philip J. 21-Jan-1977 26 D Manchester United FC 25 12 37 0 0 1 C
Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 23 F Liverpool FC 37 10 47 20 4 2 C
Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 23 G Leeds United AFC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Rooney, Wayne M. 24-Oct-1985 17 F Everton FC 1 2 3 0 0 None

Wayne Rooney did not travel to South Africa due to injury.
Scholes, Paul 16-Nov-1974 28 M Manchester United FC 52 2 54 13 0 1 E / 11 C
Sinclair, Trevor L. 02-Mar-1973 30 M West Ham United FC 5 5 10 0 0 None
Southgate, Gareth 03-Sep-1970 32 D Middlesbrough FC 40 12 52 1 0 3 C
Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 22 D Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 None

John Terry pulled out of the squad to face South Africa due to a thigh injury.
Upson, Matthew J. 18-Apr-1979 24 D Birmingham City FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Vassell, Darius 13-Jun-1980 22 F Aston Villa FC 5 6 11 4 0 None
Walker, Ian M. 31-Oct-1971 31 G Leicester City FC 1 2 3 0 0 None

Notes

Monday, 19 May 2003 - Gareth Barry has been called into England's squad for the summer internationals.  Barry's original omission was a surprise with England's two first-choice left-backs not travelling to South Africa for Thursday's friendly.  Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge will be absent because of their participation in the FA Cup final - but will join up with the squad for the summer's other two games. Eriksson has also been hit by the withdrawal through injury of Chelsea's John Terry. Terry has a thigh injury and will take no part in the South Africa game, although he is hoping to be available for Serbia & Montenegro and Slovakia.

Monday, 12 May 2003 - England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson named Everton's injured striker Wayne Rooney in his 25-man squad for three upcoming matches. Rooney suffered knee ligament damage in Everton's final match of the season against Manchester United on Sunday, and could yet be ruled out of their first game.  Players involved in next Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Southampton will not travel to South Africa but will join the squad on their return.

England Results
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Result H.T.
781 15-Aug-2001 Netherlands White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London F 0 2 HL [0-2]
782 01-Sep-2001 Germany Olympiastadion, München WCP 5 1 AW [2-1]
783 05-Sep-2001 Albania St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne WCP 2 0 HW [1-0]
784 06-Oct-2001 Greece Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 2 2 HD [0-1]
785 10-Nov-2001 Sweden Old Trafford, Manchester F 1 1 HD [1-1]
786 13-Feb-2002 Netherlands Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam F 1 1 AD [0-1]
787 27-Mar-2002 Italy Elland Road, Leeds F 1 2 HL [0-0]
788 17-Apr-2002 Paraguay Anfield Road, Liverpool F 4 0 HW [1-0]
789 21-May-2002 South Korea Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo F 1 1 AD [1-0]
790 26-May-2002 Cameroon Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan F 2 2 ND [1-1]
791 02-Jun-2002 Sweden Saitama Sutajiamu Niimarumarunii, Saitama, Japan WCF 1 1 ND [1-0]
792 07-Jun-2002 Argentina Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan WCF 1 0 NW [1-0]
793 12-Jun-2002 Nigeria Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan WCF 0 0 ND [0-0]
794 15-Jun-2002 Denmark Niigata Prefectural Stadium ("Big Swan"), Niigata, Japan WCF 3 0 NW [3-0]
795 21-Jun-2002 Brazil Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka, Japan WCF 1 2 NL [1-1]
796 07-Sep-2002 Portugal Villa Park, Birmingham F 1 1 HD [1-0]
797 12-Oct-2002 Slovakia Štadión Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP 2 1 AW [1-1]
798 16-Oct-2002 FYR Macedonia The Friends Provident St. Marys Stadium, Southampton ECP 2 2 HD [2-2]
799 12-Feb-2003 Australia Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London F 1 3 HL [0-2]
800 29-Mar-2003 Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP 2 0 AW [1-0]
801 02-Apr-2003 Turkey Stadium of Light, Sunderland ECP 2 0 HW [0-0]

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