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Match No. 851 vs. Andorra Match No. 853 vs. Estonia Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 852

England 1 Brazil 1 [0-0]

Friday, 1 June 2007

Match Summary and Report

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


National Stadium, Wembley, 1 June 2007 - The team that faced Brazil.
Back row - Paul Robinson, Ledley King, John Terry (captain), Jamie Carragher, David Beckham, Frank Lampard.
 Front row - Nicky Shorey, Steve Gerrard, Joe Cole, Michael Owen, Alan Smith.
 

Match Summary
Status: Nationwide International friendly match.
Venue: The National Stadium, Wembley, London, capacity 90,000;
Attendance: 88,745
Goals: England - John Terry, 68th minute;
Brazil - Diego, 90th+2 minutes;
Cautions: None
Expulsions: None
Officials:
(red)		 Referee - Markus Merk, 45 (15-Mar-1962), FIFA-listed 1992, Kaiserslautern, Germany;
Assistant referees - Fernando Tamayo, 43 (17-Dec-1963), Ecuador & Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, 36 (02-Dec-1970), United Arab Emirates;
Fourth official - Daniel Bennett, 30 (22-Aug-1976), FIFA-listed 2003, South Africa;
Conditions: Kickoff at 8.02 p.m. BST;
Miscellany: Teams presented to The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, including Brazilian F.A. representatives as well as those from The Football Association.
Notes: England team wore black armbands, and a minutes applause was remembered in honour of Alan Ball.
Statistics:

Type

England

Brazil
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Possession - -

England Team
Ranking:

8th in FIFA ranking of 16 May 2007; 7th in Elo world ranking before this match and 7th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with red and navy trim, white shorts with navy blue trim, white stockings - The 2007 home shirt.
Coach: Steve McClaren, 45, appointed 4 May 2006, took post 1 August 2006, 
10th match, W 4 - D 4 - L 2 - F 15 - A 5.
Captain: John Terry, 9th captaincy, handed to Steven Gerrard after 73 minutes.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 27 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 0 2003-active
2-Carragher, James L.D. 28-Jan-1978 29 D Liverpool FC 34 0 1999-active
3-Shorey, Nicholas 19-Feb-1981 26 D Reading FC 1 0 2007-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 27 M Liverpool FC 56 12 2000-active
5-King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 26 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 18 1 2002-active
6-Terry, John G., off 73rd min. 07-Dec-1980 26 D Chelsea FC 38 3 2003-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., off 77th min. 02-May-1975 32 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 95 17 1996-active
8-Lampard, Frank J., off 86th min. 20-Jun-1978 28 M

Chelsea FC

 54 12 1999-active
9-Smith, Alan, off 62nd min. 28-Oct-1980 26 F Manchester United FC 17 1 2001-active
10-Owen, Michael J., off 83rd min. 14-Dec-1979 27 F Newcastle United FC 81 36 1998-active
11-Cole, Joseph J., off 62nd min. 08-Nov-1981 25 M Chelsea FC 39 6 2000-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
19-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 62nd min. for Smith 29-Dec-1978 28 M Newcastle United FC 31 0 1999-active
20-Downing, Stewart, sub on 62nd min. for Cole 22-Jul-1984 22 M Middlesbrough FC 13 0 2005-active
12-Brown, Wesley M., sub on 73rd min. for Terry 13-Oct-1979 27 D Manchester United FC 11 0 1999-active
17-Jenas, Jermaine A., sub on 77th min. for Beckham 18-Feb-1983 24 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 16 0 2003-active
21-Crouch, Peter J., sub on 83rd min. for Owen 30-Jan-1981 26 F

Liverpool FC

 18 11 2005-active
16-Carrick, Michael, sub on 88th min. for Lampard 28-Jul-1981 25 M

Manchester United FC

 13 0 2001-active
Formation:

4-4-2

Robinson -
Carragher, Terry (Brown), King, Shorey -
Beckham (Jenas), Gerrard, Lampard (Carrick), Cole (Downing) -
Owen (Crouch), Smith (Dyer)
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-Scott Carson, 14-Wayne Bridge, 15-Phil Neville, 18-David Bentley, 22-Robert Green, 23-Jermain Defoe.

Brazil Team
Ranking:

2nd in FIFA ranking of 16 May 2007; 1st in Elo world ranking before this match and 1st after this match.
Colours: Yellow shirts with green trim, blue shorts, blue stockings, made by Nike;
Coach: Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri 'Dunga', 43 (31-Oct-1963), appointed 24 July 2006;
Captain: Gilberto Silva;

Brazil Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Helton 18-May-1978 29 G FC Porto, Portugal 10 0 2000-active
2-Daniel Alves, sub off 65th min. 06-May-1983 24 RB Sevilla FC, Spain 6 0 2006-active
3-Naldo 09-Oct-1982 24 D SV Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V., Germany 1 0 2007-active
4-Juan 01-Feb-1979 28 D TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V., Germany 53 3 2001-active
5-Mineiro, sub off 63rd min. 02-Aug-1975 31 M Hertha Berliner SC, Germany 7 0 2001-active
6-Gilberto 25-Apr-1976 31 LB Hertha Berliner SC, Germany 17 1 2003-active
7-Ronaldinho 21-Mar-1980 27 F Barcelona FC, Spain 98 48 1999-active
8-Gilberto Silva 07-Oct-1976 30 M Arsenal FC, England 53 4 2001-active
9-Vágner Love 11-Jun-1984 22 F PFC CSKA Moscow, Russia 13 6 2003-active
10-Kaká, sub off 71st min. 22-Apr-1982 25 M AC Milan, Italy 60 24 2002-active
11-Robinho, sub off 74th min. 25-Jan-1984 23 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 46 10 2003-active

Brazil Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
17-Edmílson, sub on 63rd min. for Mineiro 10-Jul-1976 30 D Barcelona FC, Spain 43 4 1995-active
13-Maicon, sub on 65th min. for Daniel Alves 26-Jul-1981 25 RB FC Internazionale Milano SpA, Italy 33 2 2003-active
21-Afonso Alves, sub on 72st min. for Kaká 30-Jan-1981 26 M SC Heerenveen, Netherlands 1 0 2007-active
20-Diego, sub on 74th min. for Robinho 28-Feb-1985 22 M SV Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V., Germany- 24 6 2003-active
Formation:

4-4-2

Helton -
Daniel Alves (Maicon), Naldo, Juan, Gilberto -
 Kaká (Afonso Alves), Mineiro (Edmílson), Gilberto Silva, Ronaldinho -
Robinho (Diego), Vágner Love
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Doni, 14-Alex Silva, 15-Alex, 16-Marcelo, 18-Josué, 19-Elano, 22-Jô.

Match Report

 

Ribas Diego headed home an equaliser for Brazil in the dying seconds to rob England of a morale-boosting victory on their return to Wembley.  David Beckham created England's opener, sending over a free-kick for captain John Terry to power a header past Brazil keeper Helton after 68 minutes.  England then looked set to go into the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia with confidence high.  But Diego rose high in injury-time to head home Gilberto Silva's cross.

Beckham's return inevitably claimed most of the attention, and he was involved in most of England's attacking moves in a low-key first half.  Brazil were the more fluent side and were unlucky not to be ahead after 19 minutes when Gilberto Silva's header was ruled out for offside, a decision replays suggested was incorrect.  Beckham almost stole the show after 29 minutes when he curled a trademark free-kick inches wide after Mineiro had fouled the excellent Steven Gerrard.

England keeper Paul Robinson produced a fine save after 49 minutes to keep them on terms, turning over after Ronaldinho's shot took a deflection off Ledley King.  Beckham's dead-ball expertise was adding a much-need threat to England's game, and his free-kick almost brought a goal for Owen after 56 minutes, but his header landed on top of the net.  England coach McClaren made a double change after 61 minutes, sending on Kieron Dyer and Stewart Downing for Joe Cole and Alan Smith.  And the Middlesbrough winger almost had an instant impact, forcing Helton to tip over a rising 25-yard drive.

England went ahead after 68 minutes, and Beckham was the creator.  He sent another dangerous free-kick to the far post, and Terry rose above the giant Naldo to power a header past Helton.  It was Terry's final contribution, as he limped off as a precaution with a hamstring strain to be replaced by Wes Brown.

Brown was virtually still running on to the Wembley turf when he slipped and almost allowed Brazil substitute Afonso Alves for an equaliser, but his shot slid just wide.  Beckham was replaced to rapturous applause with 15 minutes to go having made a creditable return to the international stage.  Afonso then headed narrowly over from Naldo's headed flick as Brazil, who had been strangely subdued after the break, finally threatened.  But as England looked to be heading for victory, substitute Diego stole in to head Gilberto Silva's cross past Robinson.

Source Notes

Sources

BBC Sport
Sambafoot.co.uk

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