Match No. 862 - Wednesday, 26th March 2008, 9:00pm

  • "However, the first time France managed to thread a pass through the England defence they won the penalty from which they scored. Anelka collected Francois Clerc's defence-splitting ball and closed in on goal before he was dramatically sent flying by James [30:05], who had rushed off his line but was undone by a clever touch from the Chelsea striker. Ribery then completely outwitted James from 12 yards, sending the 37-year-old the wrong way [31:18]." Franck Ribéry, 32'31:18 (pen)
    • 23
    • Grégory CoupetGrégory Coupet.
      Born 31st Dec 1972, Le Puy-en-Velay.
    • 3
    • Éric AbidalÉric Sylvain Abidal.
      Born 11th Sep 1979, Saint-Genis-Laval.
    • 15
    • Lilian ThuramRuddy-Lilian Thuram-Ulien.
      Born 1st Jan 1972, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
      (c)
    • 13
    • François ClercFrançois Jacques Clerc.
      Born 18th Apr 1983, Bourg-en-Bresse.
    • 5
    • William GallasWilliam Éric Gallas.
      Born 17th Aug 1977, Asnières-sur-Seine.
    • 6
    • Claude MakéléléClaude Makélélé Sinda.
      Born 18th Feb 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire.
    • 7
    • Florent MaloudaFlorent Yohan Malouda.
      Born 13th Jun 1980, Cayenne, Guyana.
    • 8
    • Jérémy ToulalanJérémy Toulalan.
      Born 10th Sep 1983, Nantes.
    • 22
    • Franck RibéryFranck Henry Pierre Ribéry.
      Born 7th Apr 1983, Boulogne-sur-Mer.
      31:39 Ribery had a message under his shirt and was booked for taking it off after scoring the penalty.
    • 20
    • David TrezeguetDavid Sergio Trezeguet.
      Born 15th Oct 1977, Rouen.
    • Off '6463:28
    • 39
    • Nicolas AnelkaNicolas Sébastien Anelka.
      Born 14th Mar 1979, Le Chesnay.
    • Off '8079:53
    • 10
    • Sidney GovouSidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou.
      Born 27th Jul 1979, Le Puy-en-Valey.
    • On '6463:28
    • 9
    • Djibril CisséDjibril Cissé.
      Born 12th Aug 1981, Arles.
    • On '8079:53
  •  
    • 1
    • David JamesPortsmouth, 37th of 53 caps
      37 years, 7 months, 25 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Wes BrownMan Utd, 16th of 23 caps
      29 years, 0 months, 10 days
      Right Back
    • Off '6463:05
    • 3
    • Ashley ColeChelsea, 63rd of 107 caps
      27 years, 3 months, 6 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Owen HargreavesMan Utd, 41st of 42 caps
      27 years, 2 months, 6 days
      Defensive Midfield
    • 5
    • Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 66th of 81 caps
      29 years, 4 months, 19 days
      Centre Back
      (c)1st captaincy
    • 6
    • John TerryChelsea, 43rd of 78 caps
      27 years, 3 months, 19 days
      Centre Back
    • Off '4645:00
    • 7
    • David BeckhamLA Galaxy, 100th of 115 caps
      32 years, 10 months, 24 days
      Right Midfield
      38:00 Pulling Ribery's shirt.
    • Off '6362:42
    • 8
    • Gareth BarryAston Villa, 18th of 53 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 3 days
      Defensive Midfield
    • 9
    • Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 42nd of 120 caps
      22 years, 5 months, 2 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off '4645:00
    • 10
    • Steven GerrardLiverpool, 65th of 114 caps
      27 years, 9 months, 27 days
      Midfield
    • Off '4645:00
    • 11
    • Joe ColeChelsea, 49th of 56 caps
      26 years, 4 months, 18 days
      Left Midfield
    • Off '4645:00
    • 14
    • Joleon LescottEverton, 5th of 26 caps
      25 years, 7 months, 10 days
      Centre Back
    • On '4645:00
    • 17
    • Stewart DowningMiddlesbrough, 17th of 35 caps
      23 years, 8 months, 4 days
      Left Midfield
    • On '4645:00
    • 19
    • Peter CrouchLiverpool, 26th of 42 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 27 days
      Centre Forward
    • On '4645:00
    • 18
    • Michael OwenNewcastle Utd, 89th of 89 caps
      28 years, 3 months, 12 days
      Centre Forward
    • On '4645:00
    • 16
    • David BentleyBlackburn, 4th of 7 caps
      23 years, 6 months, 30 days
      Right Midfield
    • On '6362:42
    • 13
    • Glen JohnsonPortsmouth, 6th of 54 caps
      23 years, 7 months, 3 days
      Right Back
    • On '6463:05

Notes

  • Beckham: New RecordDavid Beckham becomes the fifth player to record 100 caps for England.
  • Player MilestoneDavid Beckham's 100th Cap
  • Player MilestoneMichael Owen's Last Cap

Sources

Managers

Referee

  • Germany Florian Meyer

Attendance

  • 78,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 1 place, losing -5 ranking points to 1909 points England - 9th - 1
  • France - 4th