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| Match Summary and Report | Team Records | England Pre-Match | Croatia Pre-Match |
| England Squad for Match Against Croatia August 2003 | ||||||||||
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| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | St | Sub | App | G | Cpt | Dis |
| Beattie, James S. | 27-Feb-1978 | 25 | F | Southampton FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Beckham, David R.J. | 02-May-1975 | 28 | M | Real Madrid CF, Spain | 57 | 3 | 60 | 11 | 24 | 1 E 8 C |
| Bridge, Wayne M. | 05-Aug-1980 | 23 | D | Chelsea FC | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Butt, Nicholas | 21-Jan-1975 | 28 | M | Manchester United FC | 17 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Campbell, Sulzeer J. | 18-Sep-1974 | 29 | D | Arsenal FC | 51 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 6 C |
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Sol Campbell withdraws from the squad on Tuesday, 19 August, after suffering a shoulder injury. |
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| Cole, Ashley | 20-Dec-1980 | 22 | D | Arsenal FC | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 C |
| Cole, Joseph J. | 08-Nov-1981 | 21 | M | Chelsea FC | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | None |
| Dyer, Kieron C. | 29-Dec-1978 | 24 | M | Newcastle United FC | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Ferdinand, Rio G. | 07-Nov-1978 | 24 | D | Manchester United FC | 27 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 C |
| Gerrard, Steven G. | 30-May-1980 | 23 | M | Liverpool FC | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 C |
| Hargreaves, Owen L. | 20-Jan-1981 | 22 | M | FC Bayern München AG, Germany | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | None |
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Owen Hargreaves withdraws from the squad on Monday, 18 August, after picking up a groin strain. |
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| Heskey, Emile W. I. | 11-Jan-1978 | 25 | F | Liverpool FC | 23 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 C |
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | St | Sub | App | G | Cpt | Dis |
| James, David B. | 01-Aug-1970 | 33 | G | West Ham United FC | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 C |
| Kirkland, Christopher | 02-May-1981 | 22 | G | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Lampard, Frank J. | 20-Jun-1978 | 25 | M | Chelsea FC | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Mills, Daniel J. | 18-May-1977 | 26 | D | Leeds United AFC | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 C |
| Murphy, Daniel B. | 18-Mar-1977 | 26 | M | Liverpool FC | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | None |
| Neville, Philip J. | 21-Jan-1977 | 26 | D | Manchester United FC | 28 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 C |
| Owen, Michael J | 14-Dec-1979 | 23 | F | Liverpool FC | 40 | 10 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 2 C |
| Robinson, Paul W. | 15-Oct-1979 | 23 | G | Leeds United AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Scholes, Paul | 16-Nov-1974 | 28 | M | Manchester United FC | 55 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 1 E / 11 C |
| Sinclair, Trevor L. | 02-Mar-1973 | 30 | M | Manchester City FC | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Terry, John G. | 07-Dec-1980 | 22 | D | Chelsea FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | None |
| Upson, Matthew J. | 18-Apr-1979 | 24 | D | Birmingham City FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | None |
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Matthew Upson is called into the squad on Tuesday, 19 August, as a replacement to Campbell and Woodgate. |
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| Woodgate, Jonathan S. | 22-Jan-1980 | 23 | D | Newcastle United FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | None |
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Jonathan Woodgate withdraws from the squad on Tuesday, 19 August, after picking up a minor injury. |
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Notes
Saturday, 25 January 2003 - The Croatian football association announced the national side will play a friendly away match against England on 20 August 2003.
Tuesday, 25 February 2003 - Press reports said the Football Association is planning a friendly match against Croatia for early next season in preparation for the European Championship 2004 qualifiers against FYR Macedonia and Liechtenstein in early September, with 20 August 2003 the date under consideration and Portman Road in Ipswich the likely venue.
Thursday, 29 May 2003 - The Football Association confirmed that England will play Croatia in a friendly match next season, but said the date and venue still had not been finalised. England and Croatia met only once before, in the scoreless draw at Wembley on 24 April 1996, during the build-up to the European Championship 1996 final tournament. Croatia, which lost its independent status following the Second Warld War, resumed play in 1992 after breaking off from Yugoslavia. Their best performance came at the World Cup 1998 final tournment, where they finished third.
Wednesday, 18 June 2003 - The Football Association finally confirmed that England's friendly match against Croatia will take place at Portman Road in Ipswich on 20 August 2003, kickoff 8 p.m. Ipwich has never hosted a senior England match, although Portman Road has been the venue for England Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 matches. The FA's Director of Marketing and Communications Paul Barber said: "This will be the 13th different stadium used since we started taking our senior matches around the country. Since February 2001 the England team has played in the North East, the North West, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, the South Coast, Yorkshire, London and now East Anglia."
Sunday, 13 July 2003 - The Football Association announced that all general sale tickets for the friendly match against Croatia were sold within two and a half hours of ticket lines opening this morning.
Wednesday, 16 July 2003 - England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson said David Beckham may miss the friendly match against Croatia to give him time to settle at his new club, Real Madrid. "We haven't made any decisions about David yet," Eriksson said, "but we'll see how things go for David and we'll make that decision just before we pick the squad."
Thursday, 17 July 2003 - Press reports say former Ipswich Town and England manager Bobby Robson will be the Football Association's guest of honour at Portman Road when England meet Croatia on 20 August 2003. Robson was in charge of Ipswich for 13 years before beginning his eight-year tenure as England manager in 1982.
Friday, 15 August 2003 - Eriksson names a 24-man squad.
Monday, 18 August 2003 - Owen Hargreaves is forced to withdraw from the squad after being unable to shake off a groin strain picked up in his side's Bundesliga win over VfL Bochum.
Tuesday, 19 August 2003 - Sol Campbell and Jonathan Woodgate are forced through injury to withdraw from the squad and return home for treatment. Matthew Upson is called in as a replacement.
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England Player Injuries Affecting Match Against Croatia 20 August 2003 |
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Wes Brown, Defender, Manchester United |
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13-May-2003 |
Scans revealed Brown has ruptured cruciate ligaments after twisting his left knee in Manchester United's last match of the season against Everton on 11 May 2003. He will have to undergo surgery to repair the damage and will not return to action until well into the new season. |
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03-Jun-2003 |
Press reports said Brown will not have surgery on his knee until July because the delay will allow him to build up muscle strength around the knee in readiness for the operation. It is expected he will be out of action for the rest of the year. |
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Ugo Ehiogu, Defender, Middlesbrough FC |
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06-Jul-2003 |
News reports say Ehiogu may be out for up to six months with a ruptured cruciate ligament. Ehiogu injured his knee in last season's final game against Tottenham Hotspur, scans revealed he had only bruised and the bone and he was told to rest the knee over the summer break. But the injury flared up again when he returned for training three days ago and new tests revealed the extent of the injury. |
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15-Jul-2003 |
Ehiogu flew to the U.S.A. for surgery. |
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21-Jul-2003 |
News reports say exploratory surgery in the U.S.A. revealed Ehiogu's injury is not as serious as feared, that he will not need an operation and that he will recover in time through rehabilitation. Ehiogu is set to return to Middlesbrough this week. |
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31-Jul-2003 |
Press reports say Ehiogu hopes to play in four months. Had his cruciate ligament snapped, he could have been out of action for up to a year. |
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Wayne Rooney, Forward, Everton FC |
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27-Jul-2003 |
A scan revealed Rooney, who fell awkwardly in Everton's 3-2 friendly match victory over Rangers at Ibrox Park in Glasgow yesterday, suffered ankle ligament damage and will be out of action for a month. While he will miss Everton's opening Premiership matches and the friendly against Croatia on 20 August, he is expected to be fit for the European Championship 2004 qualifiers against FYR Macedonia and Liechtenstein on 6 and 10 September. |
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29-Jul-2003 |
Everton manager David Moyes says "there's still an outside chance" Rooney will be fit for the opening of the Premiership season on 15 August, which means he would be avaailable for England against Croatia five days later. |
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Gary Neville, Defender, Manchester United |
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30-Jun-2003 |
Neville was sent home from Manchester United's pre-season tour of the U.S.A. with a pulled hamstring he picked up in the 4-0 victory against Celtic on 22 June in Seattle. He will need at least three weeks to recover and it is likely he will miss the friendly against Croatia on 20 August. |
| England Results | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Opposition | Venue | Type | F | A | Result | H.T. |
| 796 | 07-Sep-2002 | Portugal | Villa Park, Birmingham | F | 1 | 1 | HD | [1-0] |
| 797 | 12-Oct-2002 | Slovakia | tadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava | ECP | 2 | 1 | AW | [0-1] |
| 798 | 16-Oct-2002 | Macedonia FYR | Friends Provident St Mary's 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] |
| 802 | 22-May-2003 | South Africa | ABSA Stadium, Durban | F | 2 | 1 | AW | [1-1] |
| 803 | 03-Jun-2003 | Serbia and Montenegro | Walkers Stadium, Leicester | F | 2 | 1 | HW | [1-1] |
| 804 | 11-Jun-2003 | Slovakia | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough | ECP | 2 | 1 | HW | [0-1] |
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