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England National Football Team Match No. 813

England 6 Iceland 1  [3-1]

Saturday, 5 June 2004

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match, third match in The FA Summer Tournament series.
Venue: The City of Manchester Stadium, Eastlands, Manchester, capacity 48,000.
Attendance: 43,500.
Goals: England - Frank Lampard, 25th min.
England - Wayne Rooney, 27th min.
England - Wayne Rooney, 38th min.
Iceland - Heiðar Helguson, 42nd min.
England - Darius Vassell, 57th min.
England - Wayne Bridge, 68th min.
England - Darius Vassell, 77th min.
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Jan Wegereef, 42 (17-Jan-1962), Netherlands, FIFA-listed 1993.
Assistant referees - Jantinus Meints, 42 (16-Nov-1961), and Gyuri Takacs, 44 (06-Nov-1959), Netherlands.
Conditions: Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: England's second game at The City of Manchester Stadium.  It is also the European Championship 2004 Squad second game together.
Statistics:

Type

England

Iceland
Goal Attempts 14 9
Attempts on Target 8 1
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won 13 5
Offside Calls Against 4 2
Fouls Conceded 10 6
Possession 53% 47%
Statistics:

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England Team
Ranking:

=12th in FIFA ranking of 20 May 2004; 8th in Elo world ranking before this match and 8th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts, white shorts, red stockings - The 2004 "away" uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 56, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
38th match, W 20 - D 12 - L 6 - F 72 - A 36.
Captain: David Beckham, 32nd captaincy.  Handed to Nicky Butt for the second half.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W., sub off 60th min. 15-Oct-1979 24 G

Tottenham Hotspur FC

 5 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A., sub off 46th min.. 18-Feb-1975 29 D Manchester United FC 63 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley, sub off 46th min.. 20-Dec-1980 23 D Arsenal FC 26 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G., sub off 46th min.. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 24 3 2000-active
5-Campbell, Sulzeer J., sub off 46th min.. 18-Sep-1974 29 D Arsenal FC 58 1 1996-active
6-Carragher, James L.D., sub off 84th min. 28-Jan-1978 26 D Liverpool FC 12 0 1999-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off ht. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 68 13 1996-active
8-Scholes, Paul, sub off 46th min.. 16-Nov-1974 29 M Manchester United FC 62 13 1997-2004
9- Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 46th min.. 24-Oct-1985 18 F Everton FC 13 5 2003-active
10-Owen, Michael J., sub off 46th min.. 14-Dec-1979 24 F Liverpool FC 56 25 1998-active
11- Lampard, Frank J., sub off 46th min.. 20-Jun-1978 25 M Chelsea FC 19 2 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 23 D Chelsea FC 17 1 2002-active
14-Neville, Philip J., sub on 46th min. for G Neville 21-Jan-1977 27 D Manchester United FC 48 0 1996-active
15-King, Ledley B., sub on 46th min. for Campbell 12-Oct-1980 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 1 2002-active
17-Butt, Nicholas, sub on 46th min. for Lampard 21-Jan-1975 29 M Manchester United FC 35 0 1997-active
18-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 46th min. for Beckham 20-Jan-1981 23 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 19 0 2001-active
19-Cole, Joseph J., sub on 46th min. for Scholes 08-Nov-1981 22 M Chelsea FC 17 2 2001-active
20-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 46th min. for Gerrard 29-Dec-1978 25 M Newcastle United FC 22 0 1999-active
21-Heskey, Emile W.I., sub on 46th min. for Rooney 11-Jan-1978 26 F Birmingham City FC 42 5 1999-active
23- Vassell, Darius, sub on 46th min. for Owen 13-Jun-1980 23 F Aston Villa FC 18 6 2002-active
22-Walker, Ian M., sub on 60th min for Robinson 31-Oct-1971 32 G Leicester City FC 4 0 1996-2004
16-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 84th min. for Carragher 07-Oct-1982 21 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 0 2004-active
Formation:

4-4-2
Robinson (Walker) -
A Cole (Bridge), G Neville (P Neville), Campbell (King), Carragher (Defoe) -
Beckham (Hargreaves), Gerrard (Dyer), Lampard (Butt), Scholes (J Cole) -
Owen (Vassell), Rooney (Heskey)
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-David James

Iceland Team
Ranking:

56th in FIFA ranking of 20 May 2004; 67th in Elo world ranking before this match and 67th after this match.

Colours: Blue shirts, blue shorts,  blue stockings; made by Errea.
Coaches: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, 48,  and Logi Ólafsson.  Appointed May 2003, 
10th match, W 3 - D 3 - L 4 - F 11 - A 16.
Captain: Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen.

Iceland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Arason, Árni G. 07-May-1975 29 G

Manchester City FC, England

 37 0 1998-active
2-Ingimarsson, Ívar  20-Aug-1977 26 D Reading FC, England 15 0 1998-active
3-Sigurðsson, Indriði, sub off 69th min. 12-Oct-1981 22 M KRC Genk, Belgium 18 0 2000-active
4-Guðjónsson, Jóhannes K., sub off 88th min. 25-May-1980 24 M Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England 19 1 2001-active
5-Marteinsson, Pétur H., sub off ht. 14-Jul-1973 30 D Hammarby IF, Sweden 31 1 1993-active
6- Helguson, Heiðar, sub off 86th min. 22-Aug-1977 26 F Watford FC, England 28 5 1999-active
7-Hreiðarsson, Hermann  11-Jul-1974 29 D Charlton Athletic FC, England 55 3 1996-active
8-Grétarsson, Arnar  20-Feb-1972 32 M KSC Lokeren OV, Belgium 67 2 1991-active
9-Guðjohnsen, Eiður S.  15-Sep-1978 25 F Chelsea FC, England 29 9 1996-active
10-Guðjónsson, Þórður , sub off 78th min. 14-Oct-1973 30 M VfL Bochum, Germany 53 13 1993-active
11-Sigurðsson, Helgi, sub off 78th min. 17-Sep-1974 29 F AGF Århus, Denmark 52 10 1993-active

Iceland Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
13-Sigurðsson, Kristján Ö., sub at ht for Marteinsson 07-Oct-1980 23 D KR 4 0 2003-active
17-Guðjónsson, Bjarni, sub on 69th min. for I. Sigurðsson 26-Feb-1979 25 M Coventry City FC, England 15 1 1997-active
15-Jónsson, Hjálmar, sub on 78th min. for H. Sigurðsson 29-Jul-1980 23 D IFK Göteborg, Sweden 8 0 2002-active
19-Guðmundsson, Jóhann B., sub on 78th min. for Þ Guðjónsson 05-Dec-1977 26 M Örgryte IS, Sweden 8 0 1997-active
16-Guðmundsson, Tryggvi, sub on 86th min. for Helguson  30-Jul-1974 29 F Örgryte IS, Sweden 34 9 1997-active
14-Helgason, Auðun , sub on 88th min. for J Guðjónsson 18-Jun-1974 29 D BoIS Landskrona, Sweden 30 1 1998-active
Formation: 3-4-1-2
Arason -
Ingimarsson, Marteinsson (K Sigurðsson), Hreiðarsson -
Þ Guðjónsson, J Guðjónsson, Grétarsson, I Sigurðsson (B Guðjónsson) -
Þ Guðjohnsen (J Guðmundsson) -
H Sigurðsson (Jónsson), H Helguson (T Guðmundsson)
Substitutes
Not Used:		 Kristian Finnbogasson, Marel Baldvinsson

Match Report

 

 

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

Icelandic Football Association

 

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