Match No. 884 - Sunday, 30th May 2010, 2:15pm

  • Assist: Joe Cole. "...Capello's side were on level terms moments later when Joe Cole found space on the right and his curled cross was crashed home past his own goalkeeper by Tanaka." Marcus Tulio Tanaka, 72' (og)71:25
  • Assist: Ashley Cole. "As the rain lashed down in Austria a second own goal gave England a fortunate victory when Ashley Cole's cross skidded off the turf and was turned in by Nakazawa." Yuji Nakazawa, 83' (og)82:28
    • 1
    • David JamesPortsmouth, 50th of 53 caps
      39 years, 9 months, 29 days
      Goalkeeper
    • Off 'HT45:00
    • 2
    • Glen JohnsonLiverpool, 22nd of 54 caps
      25 years, 9 months, 7 days
      Right Back
    • Off 'HT45:00
    • 3
    • Ashley ColeChelsea, 78th of 107 caps
      29 years, 5 months, 10 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Tom HuddlestoneSpurs, 3rd of 4 caps
      23 years, 5 months, 1 day
      Midfield
    • Off 'HT45:00
    • 5
    • Rio FerdinandMan Utd, 78th of 81 caps
      31 years, 6 months, 23 days
      Centre Back
      (c)5th captaincy
    • 6
    • John TerryChelsea, 60th of 78 caps
      29 years, 5 months, 23 days
      Centre Back
    • 7
    • Theo WalcottArsenal, 11th of 47 caps
      21 years, 2 months, 14 days
      Right Midfield
    • Off 'HT45:00
    • 8
    • Frank LampardChelsea, 78th of 106 caps
      31 years, 11 month, 9 days
      Midfield
    • 9
    • Darren BentSunderland, 6th of 13 caps
      26 years, 3 months, 24 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off 'HT45:00
    • 10
    • Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 60th of 120 caps
      24 years, 7 months, 6 days
      Centre Forward
    • 11
    • Aaron LennonSpurs, 17th of 21 caps
      23 years, 1 month, 14 days
      Left Midfield
    • Off '7776:02
    • 29
    • Joe HartMan City, 3rd of 75 caps
      23 years, 1 month, 11 day
      Goalkeeper
    • On 'HT45:00
    • 13
    • Jamie CarragherLiverpool, 36th of 38 caps
      32 years, 4 months, 2 days
      Right Back
    • On 'HT45:00
    • 25
    • Joe ColeChelsea, 54th of 56 caps
      28 years, 6 months, 22 days
      Attacking Midfield
    • On 'HT45:00
    • 20
    • Steven GerrardLiverpool, 80th of 114 caps
      30 years, 0 months, 0 days
      Midfield
    • On 'HT45:00
    • 28
    • Emile HeskeyAston Villa, 58th of 62 caps
      32 years, 4 months, 19 days
      Centre Forward
    • On '7776:02
  • "Worryingly, it was a straightforward set piece which found England napping. Endo's corner was met by Tanaka hurtling into the area and the centre-back managed to run across Glen Johnson before smashing a low drive beyond James." Marcus Tulio Tanaka, 7'6:23
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    • 21
    • Eiji KawashimaEiji Kawashima.
      Born 20th Mar 1983, Yono.
    • 4
    • Marcus Tulio TanakaMarcus Tulio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka.
      Born 24th Apr 1981, Palmeira d'Oeste, Brazil.
    • 22
    • Yuji NakazawaYuji Nakazawa.
      Born 25th Feb 1978, Yoshikawa.
    • 5
    • Yuto NagatomoYuto Nagatomo.
      Born 12th Sep 1986, Saijo.
    • 15
    • Yasuyuki KonnoYasuyuki Konno.
      Born 25th Jan 1983, Sendai.
    • 17
    • Makoto HasebeMakoto Hasebe.
      Born 18th Jan 1984, Fujieda.
      (c)
    • 7
    • Yasuhito EndōYasuhito Endō.
      Born 28th Jan 1980, Sakurajima.
    • Off '8685:15
    • 2
    • Yuki AbeYuki Abe.
      Born 6th Sep 1981, Ichikawa.
    • 18
    • Keisuke HondaKeisuke Honda.
      Born 13th Jun 1986, Settsu.
    • 16
    • Yoshito ŌkuboYoshito Ōkubo.
      Born 9th Jun 1982, Kanda.
    • Off '7170:54
    • 9
    • Shinji OkazakiShinji Okazaki.
      Born 16th Apr 1986, Takarazuka.
    • Off '6564:07
    • 19
    • Takayuki MorimotoTakayuki Morimoto.
      Born 7th May 1988, Kawasaki.
    • On '6564:07
    • 8
    • Daisuke MatsuiDaisuke Matsui.
      Born 11th May 1981, Kyoto.
    • On '7170:54
    • 11
    • Keiji TamadaKeiji Tamada.
      Born 11th Apr 1980, Urayasu.
    • On '8685:15

Notes

  • Missed Penalty: Frank Lampard2nd miss from 7th taken (71.4%). England's 100th overall. 56th minute. "Ten minutes into the second half England were handed a way back into the game when [Honda] handballed Lampard's free-kick in the box but the midfielder's penalty was saved by Kawashima down to his right."
  • Player MilestoneDavid James' 50th Cap

Sources

  • englandstats.com Digital Archive
  • BBC Football
  • The Guardian A brace of own goals from Japan's kamikaze defenders helped England secure an unconvincing victory

Managers

Referee

  • Austria Rene Eisner

Attendance

  • 15,326

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 3 ranking points to 2001 points England - 4th
  • Japan - 40th