- England
- 2-0
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Crouch (83), Gerrard (90)
- Date:2006-06-15
- Kick-off:17:00
- Venue:Franken-Stadion, Nuremberg
- Attendance:41000
- Referee:Kamikawa, T
Live Commentary
90mins
FULL TIME: ENGLAND 2-0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.
90mins
What a strike, but it puts a gloss on the scoreline that England scarcely deserve.
90mins
ENGLAND 2-0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, GERRARD seals the win with a spanking 25-yard left-foot drive that left Hislop with absolutely no chance.
89mins
Trinidad's moment has gone and Beenhakker looks exasporated on the touchline.
88mins
Robinson lashes a clearance high into the air as try to slow the game down and play out the final couple of minutes.
87mins
A really cruel blow for Leo Beenhakker's side, they've more than matched England for most of the game.
85mins
Evans Wise has come on for Theobald.
84mins
That's got England off the hook and was the first thing Beckham had done for at least 20 minutes.
83mins
ENGLAND 1-0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Beckham's deep delivery finds CROUCH, who powers a header past Hislop to break the deadlock.
83mins
Gray gets a foot in to put Lennon's cross out for a corner.
82mins
Time is running out as Rooney is crowded out in the Trinidad area.
80mins
Stern John takes down Yorke's free-kick on the edge of the area, but cannot direct his shot on target.
79mins
Hislop is out quickly to deny Ashley Cole, who gets a bash for his troubles.
78mins
Ferdinand's clever pass plays in Lampard and his shot goes agonisingly wide of the far post with Hislop stranded.
77mins
Crouch and Rooney combine superbly on the edge of the area and Lampard gets a free shot 12 yards out, but he can only bobble his effort at Hislop.
76mins
Glen again causes a flutter as he powers clear, but Ashley Cole gets back to deny him at the last.
75mins
Stewart Downing gets a run as Joe Cole goes off.
74mins
Lampard flashes a shot over at the near post from a quickly-taken corner.
74mins
Lennon's cross is blocked for a corner by Yorke.
73mins
Beckham's poor free-kick leads to a quick counter by Glen, but he is crowded out on the edge of the area.
71mins
Birchall's deflected shot drops into Robinson's arms.
70mins
Cornell Glen takes over from Jones for the Soca Warriors.
69mins
Beckham's quality cross finds Crouch at the far post, but he heads over under pressure from Sancho.
68mins
Play is condensed in the Trinidad half, but England need to find a way through.
66mins
Robinson has to head clear as Trinidad get the ball forward for the first time in a few minutes.
65mins
Whitley does well to relieve the pressure with a fine run.
64mins
Sancho goes down under Lampard's challenge, England's first booking.
63mins
Rooney plays in Ashley Cole but his cross drifts right across the area.
62mins
Lampard shoots over from Beckham's cross, England have been boosted by the arrival of two players with pace.
61mins
Beckham floats a free-kick way out of play for a goal-kick.
59mins
That's raised the spirits, but can Rooney deliver?
58mins
Carragher comes off and Aaron Lennon takes his place.
58mins
Rooney makes his entrance, with Owen making way as a huge cheer goes up round the ground.
57mins
Crouch feeds Owen, but the offside flag is up in any case.
56mins
Beckham's flighted free-kick finds an unmarked Owen, but he heads a great chance wide of target.
56mins
Cyd Gray slams into Owen and becomes the fifth booking of the game.
55mins
Joe Cole's backheel releases Ashley Cole and his cross finds Crouch, but he tries an elaborate overhead kick that goes harmlessly over.
53mins
Chris Birchall almost plays in Jones, but Terry makes another superb interception.
52mins
Lampard slices a pass way out of play, that sums up the performance so far.
51mins
Yorke makes a superb break from midfield, beating three men before he is fouled.
50mins
It's a very quiet stadium in Nuremberg.
48mins
England haven't upped the pace yet, they need to do so soon.
47mins
Hislop is the fourth man booked, for timewasting.
46mins
Trinidad & Tobago start the second period.
45mins
HALF TIME: ENGLAND 0-0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.
45mins
What a let-off for England, Terry has saved Sven's bacon for the time being.
45mins
Jones is cautioned for a foul on Terry in the goalmouth scramble.
45mins
John Terry saves England with a magnificent goal-line clearance after Robinson comes and fails to get to an Edwards cross.
44mins
Edwards makes ground down the right and Beckham heads away as Trinidad win another corner.
43mins
Best chance of the game, Beckham drifts a ball in from the right and Crouch volleys wide from eight yards, he was totally unmarked.
42mins
Carragher gets clear on the right and finds Beckham, his left-foot shot is weak and floats straight to Hislop.
41mins
Gerrard's long pass almost plays in Ashley Cole, Owen takes the ball off his toes and sets up Lampard, who blazes over from ten yards.
39mins
Jones meets Yorke's free-kick, but plants his header well over the crossbar from 15 yards out.
38mins
Sven-Goran Eriksson is looking a bit worried on the bench and well he might be.
36mins
Yorke's corner catches out Robinson and is deflected just wide at the far post.
35mins
Rio Ferdinand is forced to head away for a corner.
35mins
Lampard drives a fierce right-footer narrowly wide of target from 30 yards.
34mins
Carragher makes ground down the right, but his cross is cleared away from danger.
33mins
Gerrard loops a 35-yard shot high over the crossbar.
32mins
Owen forces a corner off a combination of Sancho and Lawrence.
31mins
Beckham tries a left-foot cross, it lands in the arms of the waiting Hislop.
31mins
Carlos Edwards heads behind from Lampard's long free-kick.
30mins
Rooney is jogging up and down the touchline as play finally gets underway again.
28mins
Yorke is down after a blow in a very delicate spot.
27mins
Crouch causes confusion in the area, but his knockdown is cleared.
27mins
Yorke is brought down in midfield by Gerrard, but the free-kick comes to nothing.
25mins
Rooney is waiting on the bench and might well be needed if this continues much longer.
23mins
Yorke makes a dash down the right and his cross to the near post is well gathered by Robinson.
22mins
The mass of England fans have gone a bit quiet as the pace of the game has dropped.
20mins
Crouch can't head Beckham's free-kick on target, goal-kick to Trinidad.
19mins
Whitley brings down Gerrard and joins Theobald in the book.
19mins
Beckham drives the set-piece straight into the defensive wall.
18mins
Densill Theobald is booked for a shirt-pull on Gerrard, free-kick 20 yards out.
17mins
The pressure is starting to build on Trinidad, who have had little of the ball in the England half.
16mins
Joe Cole beats his man on the left and gets in a far-post cross, Peter Crouch touches it goalwards and Hislop makes a fine save at the foot of his post.
15mins
England have definitely started the better, but have yet to extend Hislop.
13mins
Whitley's long-range shot dribbles straight through to Robinson.
12mins
Dennis Lawrence makes two excellent interceptions to save the Soca Warriors, before Hislop gathers the high ball.
11mins
Joe and Ashley Cole combine down the left and the latter's cross is headed behind for a corner.
10mins
Dwight Yorke's free-kick spins high over a crowded area and gives England a goal-kick.
8mins
Sancho stands firm to deny Steven Gerrard as he dribbles into the area.
7mins
It's mainly been England on top so far.
6mins
Hislop can only slap a Frank Lampard 30-yarder straight out in front of him and Owen messes a chance to net from the rebound.
5mins
Beckham's long pass goes straight through to Hislop as it's too strong for Michael Owen.
4mins
David Beckham's first free-kick is headed away.
2mins
Carragher has the first shot on target, but Shaka Hislop gathers easily.
2mins
Brent Sancho heads away Carragher's ball in from the right.
1mins
John Terry has to pass back to Paul Robinson as Jones closes in.
1mins
England get the game underway.
0mins
The Soca Warriors are without the suspended Avery John, Aurtis Whitley earns a start and Kenwyne Jones also gets a call-up.
0mins
Wayne Rooney is fit enough to take his place on the bench, but Gary Neville misses out and Jamie Carragher deputises at right-back.
0mins
England face Trinidad & Tobago in Nuremberg.
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Match Report
England secured their passage through to the knockout stages of the World Cup finals with two late goals in a 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago in Nuremberg.
England were on top for much of the first half and had some good early chances to open the scoring.
The first fell to Jamie Carragher in the fourth minute, but his shot was easily gathered by Shaka Hislop.
Two minutes later, Frank Lampard rasped in a trademark dipping shot that Hislop could only parry back out to the onrushing Michael Owen. Unfortunately, the Newcastle striker lost his footing and the ball bounced off his chest and out for a goal-kick.
England's next opportunity came after some good interplay down the left between Ashley Cole and Joe Cole. The Chelsea midfield man whipped in a cross to the far post, where it was met by the outstretched leg of Peter Crouch but Hislop got down well to push the ball out for a corner.
For all of England's possession, they could not carve out too many clear openings and it was Trinidad & Tobago who forced, arguably, the first real chance of the half on 35 minutes.
The Soca Warriors won a corner off the head off Rio Ferdinand and Paul Robinson could only flap at Dwight Yorke's wicked delivery.
The cross flashed across the box where Stern John planted a header just wide while under pressure at the far post.
England then had a great chance on 41 minutes when Michael Owen did well to keep a long ball in play and laid it off to Lampard in the area. But Lampard took his eye off the ball and volleyed his shot well over the bar.
The best chance of the half then fell to Peter Crouch just minutes later. The Liverpool hitman found himself unmarked in the area as Beckham crossed, but he elected to volley it first time when more composure was needed and a chance was wasted.
England were nearly made to pay for their profligacy in front of goal as Trinidad almost took the lead a minute before half-time.
Carlos Edwards looped in a hopeful ball which Robinson, again, flapped at and Stern John was on hand to head the ball goalwards.
Fortunately for England, John Terry had spotted the danger and made an acrobatic clearance off the line to keep the score level at the interval.
Soon after the restart, England won a free-kick just inside the Trinidad half and Beckham hit a wonderful delivery into the unmarked Owen.
Unfortunately, Owen, who looked well off the pace all game, flashed his header wide and that was to be his last involvement in the match.
He made way for Wayne Rooney and Carragher came off for Aaron Lennon as England looked to shake things up just before the hour.
The double substitution worked as England began to get a grip on the game once more and began to show some urgency.
Lampard spurned a great chance after good interplay from Crouch and Rooney set him up on the penalty spot. But the England number eight snatched at his shot and hit it straight into the arms of Hislop.
England were turning the screw. but Trinidad & Tobago were beginning to look dangerous on the counter-attack, sensing that their opponents were feeling the pressure.
The pressure was relieved with seven minutes left on the clock as Crouch rose above Dennis Lawrence to head home a superb cross from Beckham from the right.
The win was then sealed in stoppage time as Steven Gerrard hit a rocket of a long-range left-shot past Hislop, who was left rooted to the spot.
England Team
Trinidad and Tobago Team
England | Trinidad and Tobago |
Corners
| 7 | 3 |
Fouls
| 15 | 18 |
Goal attempts
| 20 | 7 |
Shots off target
| 15 | 4 |
Offsides
| 3 | 2 |




90mins
John has the ball in the net, but the offside flag cuts short his celebrations.