Group B - England

[Bruun]

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/flag/lg2/ENG.gif _ - _England


FIFA Trigramme: ENG
Country: England
Country (official name): England
Continent: Europe
Capital: London
Major cities: Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester
Currency: British pound
Official languages: English
Motto: God and my right (Dieu et mon droit).
Population (in millions): 50.10
GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 25,300
Density (inhabitants per km2): 384.13
Average age (in years): 38.4
Life expectancy at birth (in years): 78.16
Internet code: .co.uk
Number of internet users: 28.4 million (2002)


WC participations: 11

1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 (Winners), 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002

Facts


• England, the cradle of the modern game, took part in the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in 1950. Despite winning their opening game against Chile, they lost to the USA and Spain and packed their bags after the first round. In 1954, England lost to Uruguay in the quarter-finals, and in 1962 they fell at the same stage to the eventual world champions Brazil.

• England's glory came in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, on home turf. Football's inventors were crowned world champions for the first and only time after a 4-2 win against Germany in the final. Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the match.

• Since then, England have not progressed beyond the semi-finals. In 1990 they reached the last four but were eliminated by the eventual champions Germany in a penalty shoot-out.


Squad:

Coach:

Sven Göran Eriksson


Goalkeepers:

Paul Robinson (Tottenham)
David James (Manchester City)
Robert Green (Norwich)


Defenders:

Gary Neville (Manchester United)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
Sol Campbell (Arsenal)
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)


Midfielders:

David Beckham (Real Madrid, Spain)
Michael Carrick (Tottenham)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich, Germany)
Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham)
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Aaron Lennon (Tottenham)


Attackers:

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United),
Michael Owen (Newcastle)
Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

[Harv]

Glory, glory England...

Glory, glory Football...

Is it June 9th yet!!!

[matt12345]

thanks blf

[neokuz]

I hope Rooney will be fine, and lead England to Win!!

[gunnersfan]

nice threads im seeing from you bruun ;) this is the best though :D

[Sam Lowry]

woOt!!! Outta my way, I'm English and Proud.

I hope there's some anger in the team when they play.

In-Ger-lund,,,,,ENG-GER-LUND,,,ENG-GER-LUND,ENG-GER-LUuunnnND,,,,CLAP,CLAP,,,ENG-GER-LUNDENG-GER-LUNDENG-GER-LUND

[r9naldo]

like every wc you won't win :)

[gunnersfan]

come on england, not long to go now!!!! :D

[acricketer]

They looked very relaxed getting offf the plane. Its going to be exciting.

[DanneS]

I don't think England has looked better ever before at the start of an important tournament.
The only negative is Rooney but he's on his way back.

And still no scandals from the english camp.
Some players before Svennis took command created headlines in the papers to upset the public back home.
We won't see any ALLNIGHT PARTIES AND BOOZE AND BABES in the paper this time either.

Omg are they finally going to win the Cup again? :confused:

[cookie-monster]

I think that if Beckham keeps crossing the way he does and no other disasters will happen - england going all the way.

[acricketer]

I've never seen him cross better than in the last few games.

[randy420]

like every wc you won't win :)

Your logic is wrong.

England won the World Cup in 1966, so since they've won once, it's impossible for you to say that they won't this one like every other world cup they've been in.

[C.ronaldo7]

Good luck to england !

[camboora]

Man why not England win the WC. England have the best defence, and a deadly midfield, really deadly. So why not?

[randy420]

Man why not England win the WC. England have the best defence, and a deadly midfield, really deadly. So why not?
Because Italy's defence is better

[May261999]

Because Italy's defence is better
Ah but England and Italy could conceivably go through the whole tournament without having to face each other.

[randy420]

so? He said England have the best defence, I'm telling him that the Ities defence is better

[May261999]

so? He said England have the best defence, I'm telling him that the Ities defence is better
Ah. Gotcha.

[r7raul]

Cheers on you, England!

[Kan]

England deadball is hot right now. He keep crossing with such precision, Lampard and Crouch will get the golden boot.

[safcmark]

not sure if already mentioned but the England squad should be changed with Scott Carson replacing Robert Green

[Solitary R@F]

im satisfied with England... and i think they have a chance to go far this year...

[platinum_n7]

england definately have a chance.. the team is really solid... hopefully the keep it up... the game on thurs vs T&T was fine but i think id like to see them do better...

[WinMoney]

I hope Rooney will be fine, and lead England to Win!!


Is it just me that thinks the World Cup for England couldn't have been more ironic ?