Soccer World Cup 2010 / England
This article covers the English national football team at the 2010 World Cup .
qualification
The team qualified for the World Cup in South Africa through the qualifying matches of the European football association UEFA .
The team met in the first round in Group 6 of the Ukraine , Croatia , Belarus , Kazakhstan and Andorra . In the ten encounters England had a record of nine wins, which were faced with a defeat (0-1 against Ukraine). England qualified as group winners directly for the World Cup finals.
First round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 34: 6 | 27 |
2 | Ukraine | 21: 6 | 21st |
3 | Croatia | 19:13 | 20th |
4th | Belarus | 19:14 | 13 |
5 | Kazakhstan | 11:29 | 6th |
6th | Andorra | 3:39 | 0 |
6 September 2008 : Andorra - England 0-2 (0-0)
10 September 2008 : Croatia 1: 4 (0: 1) England
October 11, 2008 : England - Kazakhstan 5: 1 (0: 0)
October 15, 2008 : Belarus 1: 3 (1: 1) England
April 1, 2009 : England 2-1 Ukraine (1-0)
June 6, 2009 : Kazakhstan 0-4 England (0-2)
10 June 2009 : England 6-0 Andorra (3-0)
September 9, 2009 : England - Croatia 5-1 (2-0)
October 10, 2009 : Ukraine 1-0 England (1-0)
October 14, 2009 : England 3-0 Belarus (1-0)
English contingent
The English national coach Fabio Capello announced on May 11, 2010 a provisional line-up of 30 players. On June 1, Leighton Baines , Darren Bent , Michael Dawson , Tom Huddlestone , Adam Johnson , Scott Parker and Theo Walcott were removed from the World Cup squad. The actual captain Rio Ferdinand suffered a knee injury during training on June 4th. Michael Dawson was nominated for him. Steven Gerrard wears the armband .
The 23-man squad:
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates | ||||
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goalkeeper | |||||||||
1 | David James | Portsmouth FC | 08/01/1970 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Robert Green | West Ham United | January 18, 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | Joe Hart | Birmingham City | 04/19/1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defender | |||||||||
2 | Glen Johnson | Liverpool FC | 08/23/1984 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Ashley Cole | Chelsea FC | December 20, 1980 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Michael Dawson | Tottenham Hotspur | 11/18/1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6th | John Terry | Chelsea FC | December 07, 1980 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Stephen Warnock | Aston Villa | 12/12/1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15th | Matthew Upson | West Ham United | 04/18/1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18th | Jamie Carragher | Liverpool FC | 01/28/1978 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
20th | Ledley King | Tottenham Hotspur | October 12, 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
midfield player | |||||||||
4th | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool FC | 05/30/1980 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
7th | Aaron Lennon | Tottenham Hotspur | 04/16/1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8th | Frank Lampard | Chelsea FC | 06/20/1978 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Joe Cole | Chelsea FC | 11/08/1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14th | Gareth Barry | Manchester City | 02/23/1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | James Milner | Aston Villa | 01/04/1986 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17th | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Manchester City | 10/25/1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22nd | Michael Carrick | Manchester United | 07/28/1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
striker | |||||||||
9 | Peter Crouch | Tottenham Hotspur | 01/30/1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | October 24, 1985 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19th | Jermain Defoe | Tottenham Hotspur | 07.10.1982 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21st | Emile Heskey | Aston Villa | 01/11/1978 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Trainer | |||||||||
Fabio Capello | 06/18/1946 |
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 4: 3 | 5 |
2 | England | 2: 1 | 5 |
3 | Slovenia | 3: 3 | 4th |
4th | Algeria | 0: 2 | 1 |
In the preliminary round of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the English national football team met in Group C against the United States , Algeria and Slovenia . In the first two games, the group favorite struggled and only played a draw. In the decisive third game, however, they were able to prevail 1-0 against the Slovenes. With only two preliminary round goals, it was only enough for second place in the final table.
- Saturday June 12, 2010; 8:30 p.m. in Rustenburg England - USA 1: 1 (1: 1)
- Wednesday June 23, 2010; 16:00 in Nelson Mandela Bay / Port Elizabeth Slovenia - England 0: 1 (0: 1)
Final round
Round of 16
The English team was able to qualify for the second round of group C for the second round. There it met Germany , which secured victory in Group D.
- Sunday June 27, 2010; 16:00 in Bloemfontein Germany - England 4: 1 (2: 1)