| Germany 2006: |
| ENGLAND |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 11th |
| ENGLAND NEWS |
| They were expected to breeze through the group but only just topped it after a final round win over Poland. And despite the English press and their ability to jump on any mistake (see 0-1 loss to Northern Ireland), England managed to prove they are still one of the best European teams. Alot of help was through Chelsea's midfield master, Frank Lampard, who managed 5 goals in the campaign. Newcastle striker Michael Owen chipped in with 4. Both should find themselves in Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad come their trip to Germany. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 1st |
| Group F |
| Top Scorers |
| Frank Lampard |
| 5 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 2-0 |
| Wales |
| Dft |
| 09-Oct-04 |
| 1-0 |
| Azerbaijan |
| Dft |
| 13-Oct-04 |
| 2-0 |
| Dft |
| 1-0 |
| Austria |
| Dft |
| 08-Oct-05 |
| 1-0 |
| Wales |
| Dft |
| 03-Sep-05 |
| 0-1 |
| Northern Ireland |
| Lost To |
| 07-Sep-05 |
| 2-1 |
| Dft |
| 12-Oct-05 |
| 2-1 |
| Dft |
| 08-Sep-04 |
| 30-Mar-05 |
| 4-0 |
| Northern Ireland |
| Dft |
| 26-Mar-05 |
| 2-2 |
| Austria |
| Drew |
| 04-Sep-04 |
| Azerbaijan |
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| ENGLAND'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Robert Green (Norwich City, England) |
| David James (Manchester City, England) |
| Defenders |
| Wayne Bridge (Chelsea, England) |
| Jamie Carragher (Liverpool, England) |
| Ashley Cole (Arsenal, England) |
| Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United, England) |
| Gary Neville (Manchester United, England) |
| John Terry (Chelsea, England) |
| Midfielders |
| David Beckham (Real Madrid, Spain) |
| Michael Carrick (Tottenham Hotspur, England) |
| Forwards |
| Peter Crouch (Liverpool, England) |
| Michael Owen (Newcastle United, England) |
| Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England) |
| Theo Walcott (Arsenal, England) |
| Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur, England) |
| Joe Cole (Chelsea, England) |
| Stewart Downing (Middlesborough, England) |
| Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England) |
| Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Sol Campbell (Arsenal, England) |
| Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur, England) |
| Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England) |
| Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur, England) |