England v Azerbaijan, 30 March 2005
| Score | 2-0 to England |
| Referee | Paulo Costa |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 6 |
| Venue | St James' Park |
| Attendance | 49,046 |
View England v Azerbaijan head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST
Played at Newcastle United FC
2
England
Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Goals:
| Steven Gerrard | 51 |
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| David Beckham | 62 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Paul Robinson
Defender
Ashley Cole
Defender
Rio Ferdinand
Defender
Gary Neville
Defender
John Terry
Midfielder
David Beckham
(captain)
Midfielder
Joe Cole
Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Frank Lampard
Forward
Michael Owen
Forward
Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
| Kieron Dyer for Wayne Rooney | 78 |
| Ledley King for Rio Ferdinand | 78 |
| Jermain Defoe for David Beckham | 84 |
Cards:
| David Beckham | 42 | Y |
| Michael Owen | 55 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
David James
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Ledley King
Midfielder
Kieron Dyer
Midfielder
Jermaine Jenas
Forward
Jermain Defoe
Forward
Emile Heskey
0
Azerbaijan
Manager: Carlos Alberto
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Dmitriy Kramarenko
Goalkeeper
Rafael Amirbekov
Defender
Aftandil Hadjiev
Defender
Zaur Haşhimov
Defender
Rail Malikov
Defender
Raşad Sadiqov
Defender
Elmar Baxşıyev
Midfielder
Aslan Kärimov
Midfielder
Nadir Nabiyev
Forward
Qurban Qurbanov
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Vugar Guliyev for Rafael Amirbekov | 46 |
| Daniel Akhtyamov for Qurban Qurbanov | 78 |
| Anotoily Ponomarov for Nadir Nabiyev | 78 |
Cards:
| Vugar Guliyev | 57 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Cahangir Hasanzade
Defender
Samir Abbasov
Defender
Kamal Guliyev
Defender
Vugar Guliyev
Defender
Ildar Qurbanov
Midfielder
Anotoily Ponomarov