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Index: World Cup Finals: Korea-Japan 2002: Teams: England

England in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was England's 11th appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Winning the trophy on home soil in England 1966.

England in the 2002 World Cup

Group F

England vs Sweden
Sol Campbell headed England into the lead but their second-half performance left a lot to be desired, as the defenders looked like headless chickens and relied on David Seaman to save them for a draw.

Argentina vs England
The ghosts of Mexico 1986 and France 1998 were laid to rest as England battled their nemesis, and World Cup favourites, to edge a step nearer to the Second Round.

Nigeria vs England
England grind out a scoreless draw to join Sweden in the Knockout Stage.

Knockout Stage

Denmark vs England (Second Round)
Three first-half goals put England in the driving seat for the rest of the match.

England vs Brazil (Quarter-final)
Even though England went in front, through Michael Owen, their World Cup dream ended in Shizuoka.

England World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers:

1 David Seaman (Arsenal)
13 Nigel Martyn (Leeds United)
22 David James (West Ham United)

Defenders:

2 Danny Mills (Leeds United)
3 Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
5 Rio Ferdinand (Leeds United)
6 Sol Campbell (Arsenal)
12 Wes Brown (Manchester United)
14 Wayne Bridge (Southampton)
15 Martin Keown (Arsenal)
16 Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough)

Midfielders:

4 Trevor Sinclair (West Ham United)
7 David Beckham (Manchester United)
8 Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
18 Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich)
19 Joe Cole (West Ham United)
21 Nicky Butt (Manchester United)
23 Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United)

Forwards:

9 Robbie Fowler (Leeds United)
10 Michael Owen (Liverpool)
11 Emile Heskey (Liverpool)
17 Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
20 Darius Vassell (Aston Villa)

Trainer:
Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Players to watch:
David Beckham, Michael Owen and Kieron Dyer.

Destination England

England Travel Notes:
Find out more about England @ Travel Notes.