Match No. 847 - Wednesday, 11th October 2006, 7:00pm
"When Niko Kovac crossed deep after an hour neither John Terry nor anyone else marked Eduardo da Silva and the Brazilian-born striker put a looping header over a stranded Robinson for the opener." Eduardo da Silva, 60'59:29 - "...the goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who missed his kick and let a Gary Neville backpass roll into his net..." Gary Neville, 68'67:46 (og)
- 1
- Stipe PletikosaStipe Pletikosa.
Born 8th Jan 1979, Split.
- 2
- Dario ŠimićDario Šimić.
Born 12th Nov 1975, Zagreb.
- 3
- Josip ŠimunićJosip Šimunić.
Born 18th Feb 1978, Canberra, Australia.
- 4
- Robert KovačRobert Kovač.
Born 6th Apr 1974, West Berlin, West Germany.
- 5
- Vedran ĆorlukaVedran Ćorluka.
Born 5th Feb 1986, Derventa.
- 14
- Luka ModrićLuka Modrić.
Born 9th Sep 1985, Zadar.
- 7
- Milan RapaićMilan Rapaić.
Born 16th Aug 1973, Nova Gradiska.
'7372:46
- 22
- Eduardo da SilvaEduardo Alves da Silva.
Born 25th Feb 1983, Rio de Janeiro.
- '8180:58
- 21
- Mladen PetrićMladen Petrić.
Born 1st Jan 1981, Brcko.
- 10
- Niko KovačNiko Kovač.
Born 15th Oct 1971, West Berlin, West Germany.
(c) 
62:38 Late tackle on Crouch from behind.
- 19
- Niko KranjčarNiko Kranjčar.
Born 13th Aug 1984, Zagreb.
- '8988:45
- 18
- Ivica OlićIvica Olić.
Born 14th Sep 1979, Davor.
'7372:46
- 6
- Jerko LekoJerko Leko.
Born 9th Apr 1980, Zagreb.
- '8180:58
- 8
- Marko BabićMarko Babić.
Born 28th Jan 1981, Osijek.
- '8988:45
- 1
- Paul RobinsonSpurs, 31st of 41 caps
26 years, 11 month, 27 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 84th of 85 caps
31 years, 7 months, 21 day
Right Wing Back
- 3
- Ashley ColeChelsea, 56th of 107 caps
25 years, 9 months, 22 days
Left Wing Back 75:37 Late challenge on Olić.
- 4
- Jamie CarragherLiverpool, 31st of 38 caps
28 years, 8 months, 14 days
Centre Back - '7271:53
- 5
- Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 55th of 81 caps
27 years, 11 month, 4 days
Centre Back 19:51 Holding back Petrić.
- 6
- John TerryChelsea, 34th of 78 caps
25 years, 10 months, 4 days
Centre Back (c)5th captaincy
- 7
- Michael CarrickMan Utd, 10th of 34 caps
25 years, 2 months, 14 days
Left Midfield
- 8
- Frank LampardChelsea, 50th of 106 caps
28 years, 3 months, 20 days
Midfield
- 9
- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 35th of 120 caps
20 years, 11 month, 18 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Peter CrouchLiverpool, 16th of 42 caps
25 years, 8 months, 12 days
Centre Forward - '7271:28
- 11
- Scott ParkerNewcastle Utd, 3rd of 18 caps
25 years, 11 month, 29 days
Right Midfield - '7271:42
- 17
- Jermain DefoeSpurs, 21st of 57 caps
24 years, 0 months, 4 days
Centre Forward - '7271:28
- 14
- Kieran RichardsonMan Utd, 7th of 8 caps
21 years, 11 month, 21 day
Right Midfield - '7271:42
Notes
- England: Streak EndsThe first time England have lost by more than 1 goal in a competitive match for 11 years.
- Croatian Second GoalGary Neville plays an innocuous back pass to Paul Robinson. Just before the 'keeper aimed a kick the ball bobbled up and over his boot and agonisingly trickled into the net. Sadly for Neville, as Robinson didn't touch the ball, the own goal is credited to him.
- Player MilestoneFrank Lampard's 50th Cap
Referee
Italy Roberto Rosetti
ELO Ratings
Down 2 places, losing -34 ranking points to 1880 points England - 7th - 2
Croatia - 13th
Euro 2008 Q
(Group E)
- Croatia
- 29
- +20
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 12
- Russia
- 24
- +11
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 12
- England
- 23
- +17
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 12
- Israel
- 23
- +8
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 12
- Macedonia
- 14
- 0
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 12
- Estonia
- 7
- -16
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 12
- Andorra
- 0
- -40
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 12
