Match No. 867 - Wednesday, 10th September 2008, 9:00pm
"...they managed a consolation when Darijo Srna broke and he fed Mandzukic to drive the ball under David James." Mario Mandžukić, 78'77:36 -
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- Stipe PletikosaStipe Pletikosa.
Born 8th Jan 1979, Split.
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- Josip ŠimunićJosip Šimunić.
Born 18th Feb 1978, Canberra, Australia.
38:26 Flattening Walcott during an England break.
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- Robert KovačRobert Kovač.
Born 6th Apr 1974, West Berlin, West Germany.
51:58 "Eight minutes after the break Croatia suffered a hammer blow when Robert Kovac went up for a challenge with Joe Cole and appeared to lead with his elbow [51:20], causing the Chelsea midfielder to bleed from a wound on his head.
Kovac was rightly sent off [51:58] and Cole had to be stretchered off..." 
'5251:58
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- Vedran ĆorlukaVedran Ćorluka.
Born 5th Feb 1986, Derventa.
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- Danijel PranjićDanijel Pranjić.
Born 2nd Dec 1981, Nasice.
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- Ivan RakitićIvan Rakitić.
Born 10th Mar 1988, Mohlin, Switzerland.
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- Ivica OlićIvica Olić.
Born 14th Sep 1979, Davor.
- '7372:15
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- Luka ModrićLuka Modrić.
Born 9th Sep 1985, Zadar.
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- Mladen PetrićMladen Petrić.
Born 1st Jan 1981, Brcko.
- '5655:27
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- Niko KovačNiko Kovač.
Born 15th Oct 1971, West Berlin, West Germany.
(c) - '6261:45
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- Darijo SrnaDarijo Srna.
Born 1st May 1982, Right Back.
46:41 Scraping his foot down the back of Ashley Cole's calf.
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- Dario KneževićDario Knežević.
Born 20th Apr 1982, Rijeka.
'5655:27
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- Nikola PokrivačNikola Pokrivač.
Born 26th Nov 1985, Cakovec.
- '6261:45
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- Mario MandžukićMario Mandžukić.
Born 21st May 1986, Slavonski Brod.
- '7372:15
- "...Walcott put England in front with his first goal for his country.
There was a stroke of fortune about it as Danijel Pranjic's clearance cannoned straight into Robert Kovac and when the ball fell to Walcott inside the box on the right, he lashed it into the bottom corner." Theo Walcott1st of 8 goals. Right-footed from 8 yards., 26' 25:34
- Assist: Wayne Rooney. "...England went 2-0 ahead when the sublime Rooney - enjoying a glorious return to form wearing the three lions - beautifully teed up Walcott to smash in his second." Theo Walcott2nd of 8 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 59' 58:21
- Assist: Jermaine Jenas. "England were rampant, and Jermaine Jenas scampered away down the left and pulled the ball back for Rooney to open up his body and direct the ball into the corner." Wayne Rooney15th of 53 goals. Right-footed from 14 yards., 63' 62:37
- Assist: Wayne Rooney. "England were not done, though, and Rooney turned provider once more to slip Walcott in on goal, the former Southampton star racing through and keeping his head to slot under Pletikosa to complete his treble." Theo Walcott3rd of 8 goals. Left-footed from 13 yards., 82' 81:19
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- David JamesPortsmouth, 42nd of 53 caps
38 years, 1 month, 9 days
Goalkeeper
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- Wes BrownMan Utd, 19th of 23 caps
29 years, 5 months, 25 days
Right Back
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- Ashley ColeChelsea, 67th of 107 caps
27 years, 8 months, 21 day
Left Back
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- Gareth BarryAston Villa, 23rd of 53 caps
27 years, 6 months, 15 days
Midfield
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- Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 70th of 81 caps
29 years, 10 months, 3 days
Centre Back
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- John TerryChelsea, 47th of 78 caps
27 years, 9 months, 3 days
Centre Back (c)17th captaincy - '8988:08
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- Theo WalcottArsenal, 4th of 47 caps
19 years, 5 months, 25 days
Right Midfield - '8584:13
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- Frank LampardChelsea, 64th of 106 caps
30 years, 2 months, 19 days
Midfield
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- Emile HeskeyWigan, 48th of 62 caps
30 years, 7 months, 30 days
Centre Forward 60:09 Trip on Niko Kovac.
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- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 46th of 120 caps
22 years, 10 months, 17 days
Centre Forward
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- Joe ColeChelsea, 53rd of 56 caps
26 years, 10 months, 2 days
Left Midfield - '5554:55
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- Jermaine JenasSpurs, 20th of 21 caps
25 years, 6 months, 20 days
Left Midfield - '5554:45
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- David BeckhamLA Galaxy, 105th of 115 caps
33 years, 4 months, 8 days
Right Midfield - '8584:13
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- Matthew UpsonWest Ham, 9th of 21 caps
29 years, 4 months, 22 days
Centre Back - '8988:08
Notes
- Kovac: Red Card"Eight minutes after the break Croatia suffered a hammer blow when Robert Kovac went up for a challenge with Joe Cole and appeared to lead with his elbow, causing the Chelsea midfielder to bleed from a wound on his head.
Kovac was rightly sent off and Cole had to be stretchered off..."
- Hat-Trick: Theo Walcott1st hat-trick (79th overall). Theo Walcott breaks Dixie Dean's 81 year old record for the youngest player to score a hat-trick at 19 years, 5 months and 25 days.
- Goal MilestoneTheo Walcott's 1st Goal
Referee
Slovakia Lubos Michel
ELO Ratings
- Up 2 places, gaining 46 ranking points to 1963 points
England - 7th - 2 
Croatia - 10th
World Cup 2010 Q
(Group 6)
- England
- 27
- +28
- 1
- 0
- 9
- 10
- Ukraine
- 21
- +15
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 10
- Croatia
- 20
- +6
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 10
- Belarus
- 13
- +5
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 10
- Kazakhstan
- 6
- -18
- 8
- 0
- 2
- 10
- Andorra
- 0
- -36
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 10
