- Date:2010-06-18
- Kick-off:19:30
- Venue:Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
- Attendance:60000
- Referee:Irmatov, R
Live Commentary
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Full-Time: ENGLAND 0-0 ALGERIA.
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Lampard is stopped by Bougherra on the edge of the area and Defoe hammers the loose ball over the top from 25 yards.
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Three minutes of injury time to be played.
90mins
James collects a free-kick well under a bit of pressure from Bougherra.
89mins
Terry is penalised for a foul on Makmour, with time rapidly running out.
89mins
Algeria make their final change, with Djamel Mesbah taking the place of Yebda.
88mins
Lampard tries a shot from all of 35 yards, it goes yards wide of target. He has had a shocker of a game tonight.
87mins
Rooney attempts a long pass to Wright-Phillips, but it is intercepted and cleared.
86mins
A corner comes to nothing with Gerrard moaning about a possible bit of shirt-tugging.
85mins
Wright-Phillips is hacked down by Lacen, who is cautioned.
85mins
Rooney has pulled out to the left of midfield, that seems to be such a waste.
84mins
Barry makes way for Peter Crouch.
82mins
Lacen is penalised for pulling back Wright-Phillips, but the set-piece is wasted and Capello is now well and truly ticking on the England bench.
81mins
Algeria bring on Adlene Guedioura for Ziani, who is suffering with cramp.
79mins
Abdoun is flagged offside for an Algeria side who look like they may just be fading a little.
78mins
Halliche heads away Johnson's cross from the right, another corner for England.
76mins
Barry has a shot blocked, a hint of handball, but nothing is given.
76mins
Defoe has a cross blocked for a corner after a good pass from Gerrard.
75mins
Defoe is almost played in by Gerrard, but Algeria are back in numbers.
74mins
Jermain Defoe is on for Heskey.
74mins
Boudebouz is replaced by Djamel Abdoun.
73mins
England knock the ball around, before Rooney's 30-yard shot whistles wide of the Algeria goal.
71mins
From the resulting corner Gerrard's header is straight at M'Bolhi from 15 yards out.
70mins
Heskey is away down the right, but he attempts a cross when he could have had a shot.
69mins
Algeria knock the ball around nicely, but the move peters out.
67mins
Carragher hacks the ball away as he and Karim Matmour chase a long ball through the middle.
66mins
Wright-Phillips wins a free-kick on the right.
66mins
Twenty-five minutes to play and England desperately need a goal.
64mins
Terry almost plays James into trouble, but he reaches the ball just before the attacker and hacks the ball clear.
63mins
Lennon lifts in a ball from the left and wins a corner before being replaced by Shaun Wright-Phillips.
61mins
M'Bolhi collects a Gerrard corner under little or no pressure.
60mins
An hour played and the second half so far has been worse than the first.
59mins
Yahia fires in the free-kick, but it's well wide of target.
58mins
Jamie Carragher is penalised for a block on Yebda and he will miss the next game.
57mins
Ashley Cole heads behind for a corner as Belhadj lifts a cross to the far post.
55mins
Algeria give the ball away and England have a clear opening, but Gerrard plays in a dismal ball which is cleared away for a corner.
52mins
England spring forward, but Heskey dithers when presented with a good crossing chance and eventually hoofs the ball out for a goal-kick.
50mins
Ziani's attempted cross from the left goes out for a goal-kick.
49mins
Heskey heads on and Rooney flicks the ball towards Gerrard, but an Algerian defender is in the right place to clear.
47mins
Lampard lifts the ball towards Rooney, but Bougherra heads back to his goalkeeper.
46mins
England start the second period.
45mins
Half-Time: ENGLAND 0-0 ALGERIA.
45mins
One minute of added time to be played.
43mins
Rooney takes the ball on himself and shoots from distance, M'Bolhi gathers with ease.
42mins
Closing in on half-time and England have so far flattered to deceive again.
40mins
Heskey makes space down the right and his cross forces a clearance from Rafik Halliche.
39mins
Lennon drifts across the area and feeds Barry, whose left-footer from 25 yards is comfortably collected by M'Bolhi.
37mins
Lampard almost plays in Lennon down the right and a last-ditch challenge prevents Heskey from latching on to the loose ball.
35mins
Karim Ziani finds space down the left, but his shot from 20 yards is well wide of James' near post.
33mins
A cross from Lennon deflects off Heskey and falls for Lampard, whose low left-foot shot is well saved by M'Bolhi. England's best chance.
31mins
Rooney now links up with Frank Lampard, but the final ball is overhit and out for a goal-kick.
30mins
Rooney and Gerrard combine well and the latter gets in a shot from 25 yards, but it's straight at the waiting M'Bolhi.
30mins
Capello is starting to look a bit concerned in the technical area.
28mins
John Terry is down injured after a challenge, he's getting to his feet slowly.
27mins
Wayne Rooney is penalised for a foul on Bougherra after Algeria play around perilously in defence.
26mins
Barry tries to find Heskey in the area, but his cross is way off the mark.
24mins
Belhadj fires over the corner and James makes a good catch under pressure at the far post.
23mins
Bougherra whips in a superb cross and Barry's fine clearance ends on the roof of the net.
22mins
Almost midway through the first half and it's pretty even so far.
20mins
James collects a Hassan Yebda header after more good play by Algeria.
19mins
Gerrard gives the ball away cheaply again and Algeria spring forward.
18mins
Algeria have started to enjoy more of the possession and England are looking a bit ragged.
18mins
Nadir Belhadj crosses in from the left and Jamie Carragher heads away.
17mins
Glen Johnson plays a poor ball back to James and is then skinned when the ball comes back towards goal.
15mins
Skipper Gerrard tries a shot from 25 yards out and he lifts a feeble effort high over the crossbar and into the crowd.
14mins
Yahia brings down Heskey near halfway, but England waste the free-kick.
13mins
Heskey meets a Barry corner, but is penalised for a push on Bougherra.
12mins
James punches uncertainly as a high ball from Bougherra drops just under the crossbar.
11mins
Heskey puts Anther Yahia under pressure as Algeria dither on the ball in defence.
9mins
A lively opening from both sides.
7mins
Aaron Lennon concedes the first corner of the game.
6mins
Ashley Cole finds space in the Algeria area, but Madjid Bougherra makes a fine covering tackle.
5mins
Algeria launch a quick counter and Ryad Boudebouz passes up a shooting opportunity.
4mins
Steven Gerrard lifts a high ball into the area and almost catches out M'Bolhi, who makes a less than certain catch.
3mins
Ashley Cole is brought down on the left touchline, free-kick to England.
2mins
Barry lofts a ball at Emile Heskey, but it's too high and drifts through to Rais M'Bolhi.
1mins
Algeria have a bit of early possession over on the England left.
1mins
Uzbekistan referee Ravshan Irmatov gets the game underway.
0mins
Capello has made two changes to his side, with David James replacing Robert Green in goal and Gareth Barry taking the place of James Milner in midfield.
0mins
Fabio Capello's men started with an unconvincing 1-1 draw with the USA, while Algeria were beaten 1-0 by Slovenia in their opening game in Group C.
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England's World Cup campaign continues with a clash with Algeria in the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.
Match Report
England gave another insipid display as they drew 0-0 with Algeria in Cape Town to leave their hopes of progressing out of the group stages of the World Cup in the balance.
England head coach Fabio Capello made two changes to his side, with David James replacing Robert Green in goal and Gareth Barry taking the place of James Milner in midfield.
The early stages saw both sides trying to show attacking intent, without being able to string too many passes together.
Goal attempts were few and far between, with England skipper Steven Gerrard trying his luck from distance on a couple of occasions, being unable to extend keeper Rais M'Bolhi.
Just past the half-hour mark England's best chance fell to Frank Lampard, after an Aaron Lennon cross had deflected off Emile Heskey, but the Chelsea man's low drive from 15 yards was saved by M'Bolhi, who then dived on the loose ball.
Barry and Wayne Rooney both found M'Bolhi with long-range efforts as a poor first 45 minutes drew to a close, with Algeria having enjoyed plenty of possession without creating any openings.
The second half began with England showing a little more intent, but woeful efforts at crosses from Heskey and Gerrard saw two openings go to waste in the opening ten minutes.
Just before the hour mark Jamie Carragher was booked, meaning that he will miss the final Group C clash with Slovenia, before Capello brought on Shaun Wright-Phillips for the ineffectual Aaron Lennon.
Twenty minutes from time Heskey passed up a half-chance when he opted to try to find Rooney rather than shooing on goal and England's only on-target attempt in the second half saw Gerrard's weak header collected by M'Bolhi.
Capello threw on Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch in a bid to find a late breakthrough, but the former's long-range drive over the top was the closest England came to an undeserved winner.
England Team
England | Algeria |
Corners
| 10 | 3 |
Fouls
| 14 | 13 |
Goal attempts
Shots off target
| 6 | 5 |
Offsides
| 1 | 3 |
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Rooney brings down Foued Kadir and time is almost up.