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England - Argentina 3:2

12 NOV 2005, Friendly

Goals

0:1 Hernán Crespo 35', 1:1 Wayne Rooney 39', 1:2 Wálter Samuel 54', 2:2 Michael Owen 86', 3:2 Michael Owen 90+1'

England (Sven-Goran Eriksson)

Paul Robinson, John Terry, Ledley King (58' Joe Cole), Luke Young (80' Peter Crouch), Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Bridge (46' Paul Konchesky), David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney

Argentina (José Pékerman)

Roberto Abbondanzieri, Juan Pablo Sorín, Javier Zanetti, Martín Demichelis, Roberto Ayala, Wálter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Román Riquelme, Carlos Tevez (81' Julio Cruz), Hernán Crespo (70' Javier Saviola), Maxi Rodríguez

Cards

Wálter Samuel (yellow card), Maxi Rodríguez (yellow card), Luke Young 27' (yellow card), Frank Lampard 48' (yellow card), Joe Cole 67' (yellow card)

Venue

Stade de Genève, Genève

Trivia

Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland).

Attendance: 29000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Roberto Abbondanzieri19Boca Juniors
Juan Pablo Sorín69Villarreal
Javier Zanetti102Inter
Martín Demichelis1Bayern München
Roberto Ayala98Valencia
Fabricio Coloccini21Deportivo La Coruña
Wálter Samuel50Inter
Esteban Cambiasso20Inter
Juan Román Riquelme28Villarreal
Lucho González25Porto
Carlos Tevez18Corinthians
Julio Cruz14Inter
Hernán Crespo53Chelsea
Javier Saviola29Sevilla
Maxi Rodríguez11Atlético Madrid

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
29 JUN 2005Brazil1:4Confederations Cup
17 AUG 2005AwayHungary2:1Friendly
03 SEP 2005AwayParaguay0:1World Cup Quals
09 OCT 2005HomePeru2:0World Cup Quals
12 OCT 2005AwayUruguay0:1World Cup Quals

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
16 NOV 2005AwayQatar3:0Friendly
01 MAR 2006Croatia2:3Friendly
30 MAY 2006Angola2:0Friendly
10 JUN 2006Côte d'Ivoire2:1World Cup
16 JUN 2006Serbia & Mont.6:0World Cup

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