Denmark v England, 15 June 2002

Score3-0 to England
RefereeMarkus Merk
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round
VenueBig Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance40,582
Kick-off: 8.30pm local (12.30pm BST) Assistant referees: Heiner Müller (Germany) Evzen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Mourad Daami (Tunisia) Man of the Match: Rio Ferdinand (England) After five minutes, David Beckham launched a corner towards Rio Ferdinand, whose header was fumbled by Thomas Sørensen into the net. Michael Owen doubled England's advantage after Trevor Sinclair's pass was flicked to him by Nicky Butt. England made it 3-0 one minute before half-time when a throw-in by Danny Mills was missed by Niclas Jensen, with Beckham passing to Emile Heskey who swept the ball home. In the second half, England appeared to take their foot off the pedal. Possibly with a view to conserving energy for the next round, they were easily able to snuff out any rare Danish attacks as neither side coming particularly close to scoring again.

0  Denmark

Manager: Morten Olsen

3  England

Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

Goals:

Goals:

Thomas Sørensen own goal 5 OG
Michael Owen 22 G
Emile Heskey 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen
Defender Thomas Helveg
Defender René Henriksen (captain)
Defender Niclas Jensen
Defender Martin Laursen
Midfielder Thomas Gravesen
Midfielder Jesper Grønkjær
Midfielder Stig Tøfting
Forward Ebbe Sand

Starting lineup:

David Seaman Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell Defender
Ashley Cole Defender
Rio Ferdinand Defender
Danny Mills Defender
David Beckham Midfielder (captain)
Nicky Butt Midfielder
Paul Scholes Midfielder
Trevor Sinclair Midfielder
Emile Heskey Forward
Michael Owen Forward

Substitutions:

Kasper Bøgelund for Thomas Helveg 7
Claus Jensen for Stig Tøfting 58

Substitutions:

Robbie Fowler for Michael Owen 46
Kieron Dyer for Paul Scholes 49
Teddy Sheringham for Emile Heskey 69

Cards:

Stig Tøfting 24 Y

Cards:

Danny Mills 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen
Goalkeeper Peter Kjær
Defender Jan Heintze
Defender Steven Lustü
Midfielder Claus Jensen
Midfielder Martin Jørgensen
Midfielder Jan Michaelsen
Midfielder Brian Steen Nielsen
Midfielder Christian Poulsen

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David James
Goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
Defender Wayne Bridge
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Martin Keown
Defender Gareth Southgate
Midfielder Joe Cole
Midfielder Kieron Dyer
Midfielder Owen Hargreaves
Forward Robbie Fowler
Forward Darius Vassell

0  Denmark

Manager: Morten Olsen

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen
Defender Thomas Helveg
Defender René Henriksen (captain)
Defender Niclas Jensen
Defender Martin Laursen
Midfielder Thomas Gravesen
Midfielder Jesper Grønkjær
Midfielder Stig Tøfting
Forward Ebbe Sand

Substitutions:

Kasper Bøgelund for Thomas Helveg 7
Claus Jensen for Stig Tøfting 58

Cards:

Stig Tøfting 24 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen
Goalkeeper Peter Kjær
Defender Jan Heintze
Defender Steven Lustü
Midfielder Claus Jensen
Midfielder Martin Jørgensen
Midfielder Jan Michaelsen
Midfielder Brian Steen Nielsen
Midfielder Christian Poulsen

3  England

Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

Goals:

Thomas Sørensen own goal 5 OG
Michael Owen 22 G
Emile Heskey 44 G

Starting lineup:

David Seaman Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell Defender
Ashley Cole Defender
Rio Ferdinand Defender
Danny Mills Defender
David Beckham Midfielder (captain)
Nicky Butt Midfielder
Paul Scholes Midfielder
Trevor Sinclair Midfielder
Emile Heskey Forward
Michael Owen Forward

Substitutions:

Robbie Fowler for Michael Owen 46
Kieron Dyer for Paul Scholes 49
Teddy Sheringham for Emile Heskey 69

Cards:

Danny Mills 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David James
Goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
Defender Wayne Bridge
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Martin Keown
Defender Gareth Southgate
Midfielder Joe Cole
Midfielder Kieron Dyer
Midfielder Owen Hargreaves
Forward Robbie Fowler
Forward Darius Vassell