Match No. 829 - Wednesday, 17th August 2005, 8:00pm

  • "A Beckham free-kick is claimed by Sorensen, who immediately throws the ball to Rommedahl to initiate a counter-attack. The winger sends the ball over the top for Tomasson to run onto, but he is beaten to the ball by the on-rushing James. Sadly James lives up to his nickname "Calamity", sliding past the ball, and though Ashley Cole recovered well to challenge Tomasson, the forward is able to pick out Rommedahl for a tap-in. A disastrous goal for James." Dennis Rommedahl, 60'59:31
  • "Jensen, as he has done already a couple of times this half, skips past Johnson, then slides the ball across for the waiting Tomasson. Cole again intercepts, but his clearance rebounds comically (it would be tragic if it wasn't a friendly) to provide Tomasson with a one-yard tap-in." Jon Dahl Tomasson, 63'62:43
  • "Sloppy miscontrol from Beckham gives Denmark a corner, to which Gravgaard beats Carragher. The ball cannons off Gerrard and bounces over Joe Cole on the near post. This is getting embarrassing." Michael Gravgaard, 67'66:08
  • "And then there is the fourth. Larsen beats Ferdinand to a throughball and flicks it on the slide past James, who for some reason had already gone to ground. Another odd piece of goalkeeping. The humiliation is complete." Søren Larsen, 90'91:23 +2
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    • Thomas SørensenThomas Løvendahl Sørensen.
      Born 12th Jun 1976, Fredericia.
    • 6
    • Brian PriskeBrian Priske Pedersen.
      Born 14th May 1977, Horsens.
    • 5
    • Niclas JensenNiclas Christian Monberg Jensen.
      Born 17th Aug 1974, Copenhagen.
    • 3
    • Daniel AggerDaniel Munthe Agger.
      Born 12th Dec 1984, Hvidovre.
    • 4
    • Per NielsenPer Lundgren Nielsen.
      Born 15th Oct 1973, Århus.
    • 'HT46:00
    • 8
    • Jesper GrønkjærJesper Grønkjær.
      Born 12th Aug 1977, Nuuk, Greenland.
    • 'HT46:00
    • 2
    • Christian PoulsenChristian Bjørnshøj Poulsen.
      Born 28th Feb 1980, Asnæs.
    • '8685:56
    • 7
    • Thomas GravesenThomas Gravesen.
      Born 11th Mar 1976, Vejle.
    • 11
    • Claus JensenClaus William Jensen.
      Born 29th Apr 1977, Nykøbing Falster.
    • '7372:42
    • 9
    • Jon Dahl TomassonJon Dahl Tomasson.
      Born 29th Aug 1976, Copenhagen.
       (c)
    • '6463:52
    • 10
    • Martin JørgensenLars Martin Jørgensen.
      Born 6th Oct 1975, Aarhus.
    • 'HT46:00
    • 13
    • Michael GravgaardMichael Julius Gravgaard.
      Born 3rd Apr 1978, Spentrup.
    • 'HT46:00
    • 15
    • Thomas KahlenbergThomas Kahlenberg.
      Born 20th Mar 1983, Hvidovre.
    • 'HT46:00
    • 19
    • Dennis RommedahlDennis Rommedahl.
      Born 22nd Jul 1978, Copenhagen.
    • 'HT46:00
    • 18
    • Søren LarsenSøren Larsen.
      Born 6th Sep 1981, Køge.
    • '6463:52
    • 17
    • Kenneth PérezKenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen.
      Born 29th Aug 1974, Copenhagen.
    • '7372:42
    • 14
    • Daniel JensenDaniel Monberg Jensen.
      Born 25th Jun 1979, Copenhagen.
    • '8685:56
  • Assist: David Beckham. "Rooney gets the goal his performance has fully deserved. In truth, he has been the only England player who has looked likely to score all evening. Latching onto a perfectly-weighted Beckham pass behind the defence, Rooney guided the ball first-time past Sorensen into the corner. It's only a consolation though." Wayne Rooney10th of 53 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 87' 86:56
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    • 1
    • Paul RobinsonSpurs, 13th of 41 caps
      25 years, 10 months, 2 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 'HT46:00
    • 2
    • Gary NevilleMan Utd, 77th of 85 caps
      30 years, 5 months, 27 days
      Right Back
    • 'HT46:00
    • 3
    • Ashley ColeArsenal, 42nd of 107 caps
      24 years, 7 months, 28 days
      Left Back       84:09 "Ashley Cole dives in with a two-footed challenge, which in the Premiership could have resulted in a red card, but is met here by the referee...with just a ticking off."
    • 4
    • Steven GerrardLiverpool, 35th of 114 caps
      25 years, 2 months, 18 days
      Midfield
    • '8483:37
    • 5
    • Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 39th of 81 caps
      26 years, 9 months, 10 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • John TerryChelsea, 18th of 78 caps
      24 years, 8 months, 10 days
      Centre Back
    • 'HT46:00
    • 7
    • David BeckhamReal Madrid, 82nd of 115 caps
      30 years, 3 months, 15 days
      Right Midfield       (c)46th captaincy
    • 8
    • Frank LampardChelsea, 33rd of 106 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 26 days
      Midfield
    • '6463:28
    • 9
    • Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 24th of 120 caps
      19 years, 9 months, 24 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Jermain DefoeSpurs, 13th of 57 caps
      22 years, 10 months, 10 days
      Centre Forward
    • 'HT46:00
    • 11
    • Joe ColeChelsea, 24th of 56 caps
      23 years, 9 months, 9 days
      Left Midfield
    • 13
    • David JamesMan City, 33rd of 53 caps
      35 years, 0 months, 16 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 'HT46:00
    • 12
    • Glen JohnsonChelsea, 5th of 54 caps
      20 years, 11 month, 25 days
      Right Back       79:02 "...Johnson picks up a booking for a tackle from behind on Kahlenberg."
    • 'HT46:00
    • 16
    • Jamie CarragherLiverpool, 18th of 38 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 20 days
      Centre Back
    • 'HT46:00
    • 20
    • Michael OwenReal Madrid, 71st of 89 caps
      25 years, 8 months, 3 days
      Centre Forward
    • 'HT46:00
    • 18
    • Owen HargreavesBayern Munich, 27th of 42 caps
      24 years, 6 months, 28 days
      Midfield
    • '6463:28
    • 17
    • Jermaine JenasNewcastle Utd, 13th of 21 caps
      22 years, 5 months, 27 days
      Midfield
    • '8483:37

Notes

  • England: New RecordEngland's worst defeat for 25 years.
  • Goal MilestoneWayne Rooney's 10th Goal

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Referee

  • Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø

Attendance

  • 41,438

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 2 places, losing -20 ranking points to 1972 points England - 5th - 2
  • Denmark - 14th