June 15th 2002 (8:30pm)                        Niigata, Niigata Big Swan Stadium

     DENMARK - ENGLAND             0-3 (0-3)

      Goals              4'04   0-1   Rio Ferdinand (David Beckham)
                        21'52   0-2   Michael Owen (assist – Nicky Butt)
                        43'47   0-3   Emile Heskey (assist – David Beckham)


      Referee           Markus Merk (Germany)   7
      Linesmen          Heiner Müller (Germany)
                        Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
      4th official      Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

      Yellow cards      23'26   Stig Tøfting (protesting)
                        49'52   Danny Mills (foul on René Henriksen)

      Attendance        40,582

      Playtime          First half     46'00
                        Second half    46'00
                        Total          92'00

      Quality           6  
      Intensity         6,5
      Excitement        6  



      DENMARK (formation 4-4-2)           CLUB                     AGE   CAPS   Pts
       1 Thomas Sørensen                  Sunderland                25     19   4  
       6 Thomas Helveg             (- 7)  AC Milan                  30     72   -  
       4 Martin Laursen                   AC Milan                  24     20   5  
       3 René Henriksen (c)               Panathinaikos             32     44   6  
      12 Niclas Jensen                    Manchester City           27     11   6  
      19 Dennis Rommedahl                 PSV Eindhoven             23     24   4,5
       2 Stig Tøfting              (-58)  Bolton Wanderers          32     41   5  
       7 Thomas Gravesen                  Everton                   26     27   7  
       8 Jesper Grønkjaer                 Chelsea                   24     30   4,5
       9 Jon Dahl Tomasson                Feyenoord                 25     42   5  
      11 Ebbe Sand                        Schalke 04                29     48   5  

      Substitutes
      20 Kasper Bøgelund           (+ 7)  PSV Eindhoven             21      4   6  
      14 Claus Jensen              (+58)  Charlton Athletic         25     15   6,5

      Coach: Morten Olsen                                              Average  5,38



      ENGLAND (formation 4-4-2)           CLUB                     AGE   CAPS   Pts
       1 David Seaman                     Arsenal                   38     72   6  
       2 Danny Mills                      Leeds United              25     11   6  
       5 Rio Ferdinand                    Leeds United              23     26   7  
       6 Sol Campbell                     Arsenal                   27     50   6  
       3 Ashley Cole                      Arsenal                   21     12   7  
       7 David Beckham (c)                Manchester United         27     53   6,5
      21 Nicky Butt                       Manchester United         27     21   7,5
       8 Paul Scholes              (-49)  Manchester United         27     48   6,5
       4 Trevor Sinclair                  West Ham United           29      8   6  
      11 Emile Heskey              (-69)  Liverpool                 24     28   7  
      10 Michael Owen              (-HT)  Liverpool                 22     40   5,5

      Substitutes
       9 Robbie Fowler             (+HT)  Leeds United              27     26   5,5
      23 Kieren Dyer               (+49)  Newcastle United          23     11   6  
      17 Teddy Sheringham          (+69)  Tottenham Hotspur         36     49   6  

      Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson                                       Average  6,32



* Numbers in blue are points set by us after
  performance in the match (0=worst, 10=best).