query: how many goals did england score last world cup

pos: England at the FIFA World Cup Croatia in the semi-final, resulting in a 2–1 loss after extra time. England would later finish fourth in the competition, the best result since 1990. England would lose again to Belgium in the 3rd place playoff, thanks to goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard, despite an Eric Dier shot being cleared off the line by Toby Alderweireld. The tournament would see England score nine goals from set-pieces – the most by a team in a single World Cup tournament since 1966. "" Historically, very few English World Cup squad members were playing for a club in a foreign league

pos: Germany at the 2002 FIFA World Cup next game, there was a 2-2 draw against Finland, which was ironed out by winning away in Albania. In the following game, a draw against England would have seen Germany qualify automatically. After nine minutes, Germany took the lead with a goal by Carsten Jancker but England soon equalised with a Michael Owen goal. After that, England were successful in almost everything they did. Germany did not offer anything on the break and the final score was a 5-1 for England. Automatic qualification was pushed back. The last match of qualifying saw Germany play Finland and simultaneously England play Greece.

pos: John Wylie (footballer, born 1854) made a significant contribution to the Wanderers in 1877-78, when he made eleven appearances, scoring nine goals, six of which came in FA Cup matches. Wanderers thus reached their third consecutive cup final, when on 23 March 1878 at the Kennington Oval, they defeated the Royal Engineers 3–1. Three weeks before the Cup Final, Wylie (together with fellow Wanderers forwards Henry Wace and Hubert Heron) was again selected for the annual international fixture against Scotland. The game did not end happily for England as the Scots ran out 7–2 victors, although Wylie did score one of England's late consolation goals.

pos: England at the FIFA World Cup the Netherlands in the other match in order to qualify. In the game against San Marino, Davide Gualtieri scored against England after nine seconds, taking the lead for the outsiders. England went on to win 7–1, which was too small a goal margin. Additionally, despite the half-time score between the Poles and the Dutch being 1-1, the Dutch went on to win 3-1, meaning that however many goals England scored, they could still not qualify. Taylor's tenure in charge ended and he was replaced by Terry Venables, who was dismissed after England lost the semi-final of Euro 1996, hosted in

pos: Eusébio (subsequently equalled by Croatia in 1998). In addition to winning the Golden Boot (with nine goals) for the 1966 World Cup, Eusébio also set a record that year for the most penalties scored (shoot-out not included), with four. Eusébio's four goals against North Korea in the quarter-final match also helped Portugal tie the record for largest deficit overcome in a win (three goals, equaling Austria in 1954) and he became the fifth player to score as many goals in a FIFA World Cup match, a record he jointly held until Oleg Salenko scored five in the 1994 World Cup. The

pos: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group B all out looked like a difficult score to defend, especially with the poor fielding that had plagued England throughout the tournament. However, the West Indies collapsed to 225 all out, after a spectacular run out by Matt Prior. This is Bangladesh's second lowest score in World Cup and sixth in their ODI history. Bangladesh managed seven runs in the bowling Powerplay, the lowest in the tournament, trumping Kenya who had made nine runs against Sri Lanka. After this victory by South Africa, India and England are qualified for Quarter-Finals from Group B. Virender Sehwag did not play due to knee

pos: David Kelly (association footballer) the Republic of Ireland. He went on to score nine goals from 26 international caps, and was selected by manager Jack Charlton in the squads for UEFA Euro 1988, the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also scored against England in what became known as the Lansdowne Road football riot on 15 February 1995, which was abandoned due to rioting by Combat 18. He was unable to play in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off fixture with Belgium after picking up an ankle injury. Belgium won 3–2 on aggregate, and Kelly never represented Ireland

neg: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) over 268 games by 399 different players, for an average of 2.71 goals per game. England were the highest scorers in the European section with 34 goals. Malta did not score any goals, but did score two own goals. The top scorer was Theofanis Gekas of Greece, who scored ten goals. Note: Goals scored in the play-offs are included. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, nearly two months after the end

neg: 1958 FIFA World Cup expectations, however. Only 15 goals were scored in the whole group, fewer than in any of the other groups. And when England and Brazil drew 0–0, it was the first time in World Cup history that a game ended with no goals. Brazil won the group without conceding a single goal. The teenage Pelé played Brazil's last game against the Soviet Union. He did not score but drew wild reviews for his play. The Soviet Union, in their first World Cup, took second place. With 13 goals, Just Fontaine was the top scorer in the tournament. , no player has

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G would be eliminated at the group stage. Gary Lineker was the last England player before Kane to notch more than one goal in consecutive World Cup matches, 32 years ago. At Mexico 1986, Lineker followed up a hat-trick against Poland with a brace against Paraguay. This was England's biggest win at a major tournament. Stones became the first England defender to score two goals in a World Cup match. Kane is the first player to score at least twice in both of his first two World Cup appearances since Grzegorz Lato of Poland in 1974. Kane is the third England

neg: History of the England national football team the 1954 World Cup, two goals by Broadis saw him become the first England player to score two goals in a game at the World Cup finals. Broadis beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored two each in the thrilling 4–4 draw against Belgium. In reaching the quarter-finals for the first time, England lost 4–2, being eliminated by Uruguay. Only twice have England progressed beyond the World Cup quarter-finals away from home. On 15 May 1957, Stanley Matthews became the oldest player ever to represent his country. On his last appearance for England, in a 4–1 defeat by

neg: Faryd Mondragón and the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. During the 1998 World Cup, he started in goal for all three of their games, including the final match against England. Despite conceding two goals, he made some impressive saves and in doing so kept the score down to 2–0, with the BBC's South American football correspondent Tim Vickery saying that Mondragón was "single-handedly responsible for the fact that England did not run up a cricket score". At the end of the game, Mondragón broke down in tears and David Seaman, England's goalkeeper, did his best to console him. According to German

neg: Jermain Defoe 2004. He made his first start for England in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Poland in September 2004, scoring in a 2–1 win. Eriksson again paid tribute to Defoe, saying, "Jermain is a great talent. It couldn't have been much better for him. He did very well. He scored one goal and created other chances as well. He is a great player who will always score goals." Despite appearing regularly for England in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and friendly matches, Defoe was not named in the provisional England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in

neg: Alain Geiger international debut in Switzerland's 2–1 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium, on 19 November 1980, and went on to be capped 112 times and score five goals, between 1980 and 1996, five appearances short of midfielder Heinz Hermann. His last match was also against England, in a 1–1 draw at Euro 1996, on June 8. He captained his country at both this competition and the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, usually being accompanied at centre-back by Dominique Herr. Geiger's first managerial role was spent with the reserves of Grasshopper, in 1997. He did so well there that

neg: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (twice) and Senegal U20. Calvert-Lewin was selected to play for England in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. He scored two goals in the tournament; his first was the first goal of tournament for England scored in the match against Argentina, the last was the winning goal in the final as they beat Venezuela 1–0. He joined Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters as the only England players to score in a World Cup Final. Growing up in Sheffield, England, Calvert-Lewin supported Sheffield United. During his time at the club, he resided with his then teammate Ryan Cresswell

neg: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off) the 72nd minute. This seemed to quell the Australians' momentum, as an Iranian revival, led by Khodadad Azizi, saw Iran score two quick goals to make the score 3–3 on aggregate, with Iran progressing on away goals. Despite being undefeated throughout their entire qualifying campaign, Australia had again failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. Along with host nation and eventual winner France (who as host nation did not need to qualify), and Saint Kitts and Nevis, Australia were one of three teams to not lose a game in the entire campaign. The match is considered by many Australians

neg: Lucas Radebe the knockout stages on both occasions; however Radebe did get on the score sheet in 2002. He earned 70 caps for South Africa and scored two goals during his international career, with his last match being against England on 22 May 2003. After retiring, Radebe was influential in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup. He could also be seen working as a pundit for South African television, and during ITV's coverage of the tournament. Radebe has been an ambassador of FIFA for SOS Children's Villages; he also received the FIFA Fair Play Award in December 2000

neg: History of the FIFA World Cup 2018 tournament). Austria's place was offered to England, but they declined. This left the finals with 15 nations competing. France hosted, but for the first time the hosts did not win the competition, as Italy retained their title, beating Hungary in the final. Polish striker Ernest Willimowski became the first player to score four goals in a World Cup game during Poland's 6–5 loss against Brazil; his record was later equalled by other players, but was bettered only 56 years later in the 1994 World Cup. The FIFA World Cup was planned to take place in 1942. Germany officially applied

neg: Paulo Wanchope 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wanchope has twenty plus World Cup qualifier goals to his name. On 9 June 2006, he scored twice in the opening game of the 2006 World Cup, a 4–2 loss to Germany. These two goals made Wanchope the first Costa Rican to score twice in one World Cup match, and put him alongside Rónald Gómez as the only Costa Ricans ever to score more than one World Cup goal. After the defeat to Germany, Costa Rica were defeated by both Ecuador and Poland. Thus Costa Rica finished last in their group and failed to qualify for

neg: Michael Owen the tournament proper, Owen again failed to score during the group stage. He then scored in the third minute of the quarter-final with Portugal, becoming the first England player to score in four consecutive major tournaments. England went on to lose on penalties after a 2–2 draw. In qualification for the 2006 World Cup, Owen scored five goals. In May 2005, he scored his second international hat-trick in a friendly match against Colombia at Giants Stadium. In another pre-World Cup friendly, Owen scored two late goals to give England a 3–2 win over rivals Argentina in November 2005. Owen made

neg: England national beach soccer team qualifying competition for the following year's World Cup until 2008 but England did not perform well enough during these years to qualify for the finals. In 2008, a separate qualifying competition was introduced, but England have still failed to progress to the World Cup finals. Key: Results: England national beach soccer team The England national beach soccer team represents England in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. "Caps and goals updated as of 9 August 2018." Matches played within the last 12

neg: John Stones in a 2–0 victory away to Switzerland at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. Stones was selected in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad for Euro 2016 but did not play any of England's four games in the tournament. He was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 24 June, Stones scored his first two international goals in a 6–1 victory over Panama during their second group stage match of the tournament. He became the first Manchester City player to score for England at a World Cup finals since Trevor Francis in 1982. Known for his technical ability and

neg: Tim Cahill scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018. He was the first Australian to score at a FIFA World Cup. Cahill has scored in three World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup with five goals. In 2007, he became the first Australian player to score at an AFC Asian Cup. Cahill is known for his adept heading ability and high vertical leap, having scored many of his goals with his head. He is famous for his regular goal celebration of shadow boxing around the corner flag. Cahill

neg: Willy Roy yet another World Cup. Despite the team's dismal showing, Roy scored in three consecutive games, giving him a record six goals in World Cup qualifying matches. The next player to score in three consecutive matches did not come until Cobi Jones did it in 2000. Roy's record of six goals in world cup qualifying matches lasted until Earnie Stewart scored his seventh qualifying goal in 2001. Roy played five more games with the national team, all in 1973. That year, he scored once, ending his national team career with 20 games and 10 goals, one of the best scoring rates

neg: 1972 Rugby League World Cup a lost cause. Britain overcame France 13–4 to qualify for the final with outstanding second-rower Phil Lowe scoring two tries. New Zealand gave Australia a hard time, the first half being scoreless, before going down 5–9. Britain hammered New Zealand 53–19, a World Cup record score, with young John Holmes collecting 26 points (10 goals, 2 tries) – another World Cup record. Australia had to beat France at Toulouse to reach the final in the last game of the preliminaries, a task which proved well within their capabilities. The French public seemed uninterested in a final that did not involve

neg: David Villa Spain's first match during qualification for the 2010 World Cup was against Bosnia and Herzegovina where Villa scored the only goal of the game. He would go on to score four goals in Spain's next three games, including a last minute winner against Belgium. Another goal during a friendly match against Chile saw him end the year with 12 goals, breaking Raúl's record of 10 goals held since 1999. Villa began 2009 with a goal against England in a 2–0 friendly, with this goal, he broke another record and became the first Spanish international to have scored in six consecutive

neg: 1958 FIFA World Cup blind test by four FIFA officials. In Group 4, Pelé did not play until the last of Brazil's group games, against the Soviet Union. He failed to score, but Brazil won the game 2–0 (much thanks to an impressive exhibition of dribbling prowess by his partner Garrincha) and the group by two points. Previously, they had drawn 0–0 with England in what was the first ever goalless game in World Cup history. Eventually, the Soviet Union and England went to a playoff game, in which Anatoli Ilyin scored in the 67th minute to knock England out, while Austria had already

neg: Canada men's national soccer team return leg at BMO Field in front of 9,749 fans they defeated Dominica 4–0 with two goals from Tosaint Ricketts and one each from Tesho Akindele and Cyle Larin. The team did not score a single goal and finished last in their group in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after two 0–0 draws to El Salvador and Costa Rica, while also suffering a 1–0 loss against Jamaica. Canada then advanced to the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Belize, winning 4–1 on aggregate and advancing to the fourth round of 2018 World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into

neg: United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup) that was the major story in many publications. The team's performance was nonetheless excoriated, with headlines such as "England Caned At Soccer Too" [i.e. in addition to cricket], and "The Last Straw -- U.S. Beat England In World Cup". Many newspapers repeated Arthur Drewry's statement that the defeat was "unbelievable". Legend has it that in publications that did report the World Cup match, so unexpected was the result that it was presumed that the 1–0 scoreline was a typing error and so it was reported that England had won on a scoreline of 10–0 or 10–1. However, historical newspapers online

neg: Yssouf Koné against Tunisia in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers. 1. 1 June 2008 Tunisia-Burkina Faso score: 1–1 Result:1–2 World Cup 2010 qualifiers 2. 1 June 2008 Tunisia-Burkina Faso score: 1–2 Result:1–2 World Cup 2010 qualifiers 3. 21 June 2008 Burkina Faso-Seychelles score: 4–1 Result:4–1 World Cup 2010 qualifiers Yssouf Koné Yssouf Koné (born 19 February 1982) is a former Ivorian-born naturalized Burkinabé footballer, who last played as a forward for the Norwegian club Vålerenga. Koné was born in Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Playing for Rosenborg, Koné scored ten goals in the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 season including qualification matches. In the 2006,

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup counted, as he used his hand to punch the ball into the net. However, the referee missed this infringement, and ruled that the goal should stand. Maradona then made the score 2-0, famously dribbling from inside Argentina's half and around several English players before scoring. Gary Lineker pulled back the score to 2-1, but England ran out of time to equalise, and were eliminated. Nevertheless, Lineker finished with the Golden Boot by scoring six goals and thereby becoming England's first Golden Boot winner. By winning three and drawing three, England qualified for Italia '90, the second World Cup to be

neg: Bobby Lennox 1966, going on to win ten international caps and scoring three goals in the process. He scored one of the goals in the famous victory over the then reigning FIFA World Cup holders England at Wembley in 1967, England's first defeat since winning the trophy. The goal made him the first Celtic player to score for Scotland at Wembley, and he later said it was a major moment in his life. Although he thought there was no particular bias, he believes that he and several of his Celtic teammates should have received more caps than they were given. His last

neg: Georgi Asparuhov (one of them Simo Nikolov), Europe began to view Gundi with interest. In fact, he was the first player to score two goals in Benfica's stadium. The Portuguese club, also and AC Milan, wanted to buy Asparuhov, but the communist government of Bulgaria did not allow them to do so. Asparuhov featured in 50 games for the Bulgarian national football team, scoring 19 goals. He scored the only goal for Bulgaria in the 1966 World Cup in England. Asparuhov died in a car crash in 1971 with teammate Nikola Kotkov. Over 550,000 people gathered at his funeral in Sofia. The

neg: Gilbert Gress Marseille) in France and scored 28 goals; in the federal league he came on 149 times. In 1966, after having won the Coupe de France, Gress was not called up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England by national coach Henri Guérin because Gress refused to shorten his long hair. Under the new coach Louis Dugauguez, Gress was first called up on 27 September 1967 (a 1–5 defeat against Germany in Berlin). Altogether Gress played only three times in the France national football team (1967, 1968 and 1971) and did not score any goals. Since 1977, Gress has worked

neg: Paul Mariner joining Ipswich, he made his England debut as a substitute in a 5–0 win over Luxembourg at Wembley and played from the beginning in the following game against Northern Ireland in the British Home Championship at Windsor Park, Belfast. He impressed in both games, though didn't score and was not selected for the next six matches. During this period, Ipswich finished third in the First Division, with Mariner contributing ten goals from 28 games. Mariner's third England cap came in the return World Cup qualifier in Luxembourg, scoring a last-minute goal in a 2–0 win which England really needed to

neg: Theo Walcott 30 May 2006, Walcott became England's youngest ever senior football player aged 17 years and 75 days. In December, he received the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. On 6 September 2008, he made his first competitive start in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra, and in the following match against Croatia on 10 September he opened his senior international goals tally and became the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for England. He has represented England at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012 and has 47 caps, scoring eight goals. Walcott was born to

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was top scorer in the pre-FIFA era in 1995 and 1996). Notably Madjer (who holds the record for the highest number of goals scored at a single World Cup (21 in 2006) and the highest tally of goals overall in the FIFA era at 87) failed to score even a single goal at a World Cup finals for the very first time. Former Golden Boot winner, Dejan Stankovic, scored his highest number of goals (seven) since winning the award with 16 in 2009. The winner of the Golden Boot in the last edition, Pedro Moran (who won the award with

neg: 1987 Cricket World Cup Final 4 fours) also posted a great innings, but it was in vain as the required run-rate for England began to rise. When England failed to score the last 17 runs from the final over, the cup went to Australia. 1987 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the Reliance World Cup was played in Eden Gardens, Calcutta on Sunday 8 November 1987. The match was won by the Australia who defeated England by 7 runs to lift their first ever World Cup trophy. This was the first ever Cricket World Cup final to be played outside England. Australia won the

neg: Jon Callard caps for England, although he did score an impressive total of 69 points in that time. He played in one solitary match in the 1995 Rugby World Cup against Western Samoa, scoring 21 points from the boot, in a 44-22 win that helped England progress to the Quarter Finals. Callard won his last cap for England in November 1995, in a 24-14 defeat to South Africa. At club level with Bath he was part of a very successful side in the early to mid 1990's which won five English Courage League Premiership titles, as well as five Pilkington Cup titles.

neg: Goal difference World Cup, and was adopted by the Football League in England five years later. It has since spread to many other competitions, where it is typically used as either the first or, after tying teams' head-to-head records, second tiebreaker. Goal difference has often replaced the older goal average, or goal ratio. Goal average means the number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded. It was replaced by goal difference, which was thought to encourage more attacking play, encouraging teams to score more goals (or points) as opposed to defending against conceding. However goal average is still used

neg: Melchester Rovers Race's boots. The first title under Roy came two years later, in 1977, the season in which a supermarket chain offered a (then) staggering £30,000 to the first player in England to score 50 League and Cup goals. The competition went down to the last day of the season, and was won by Mervyn Wallace, despite many fans' belief that Race himself had got the last touch on what would have been "his" 50th goal. Controversy reigned in 1978, when it was rumoured that Race was due to accept a £1,000,000 offer to take over as team manager of Middle-Eastern

neg: Germany national football team score seven goals in a World Cup Finals knockout phase game, the fastest five consecutive goals in World Cup history (four of which in just 400 seconds), the first team to score five goals in the first half in a World Cup semi-final as well as being the topic of the most tweets ever on Twitter about a certain subject when the previous social media record was smashed after Germany scored their fourth goal. Also, Germany's seven goals took their total tally in World Cup history to 223, surpassing Brazil's 221 goals to first place overall. The World Cup Final

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup round of 16 defeating Denmark 3–0, thanks to goals from Micheal Owen, Rio Ferdinand, and Emile Heskey. England played four-time World Cup winners and 1998 runners-up Brazil in the quarter-finals. Despite leading through a Michael Owen goal, a mistake by David Seaman saw England lose 2–1, and Brazil won their fourth World Cup match against England, and went on to win the tournament. England were drawn into Group 6 of European qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The group featured other home nations in Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as Poland (who had eliminated England the last time the

neg: Eddie Hemmings (cricketer) match at Sydney and again featuring as a containing bowler in most of the one day games. England did not make the finals of the World Series Cup. Hemmings last played for England during the short one day international series in New Zealand which followed the Ashes tour. He hit his highest Test score of 95 as a nightwatchman, and made his second half century (51) against India during a last wicket stand with Devon Malcolm. All in all, Hemmings was probably the second best off spinner in England from around 1982–1991 and was largely unfortunate that his best years

neg: Harry Kane of England's goals in a 2–1 win over Tunisia, his winning goal coming deep in injury time, in the team's opening group game of the World Cup. In the next group game on 24 June, Kane scored a hat-trick in England's 6–1 win over Panama, which was England's largest ever World Cup victory. With his three goals against Panama, Kane became the third England player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, after Geoff Hurst against West Germany in the 1966 final and Gary Lineker against Poland in 1986. Kane scored his sixth goal of the finals as

neg: 2010 FIFA World Cup side's 2–0 loss to the Netherlands. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín was the only player to score a hat-trick in the tournament, in Argentina's 4–1 win over South Korea. It was the 49th World Cup hat-trick in the history of the tournament. Spain set a new record for the fewest goals scored by a World Cup-winning team, with eight. The previous record low was 11, set by Brazil in 1994, England in 1966, and Italy in 1938. Spain had the fewest goalscorers for a champion as well (three – Villa with five goals, Iniesta with two and Puyol with one). They

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage from the right to the back post, Dele Alli was there to double his side's advantage with a header. John Guidetti teed up strike partner Berg in the 71st minute, but Pickford tipped the effort over the crossbar. Alli's goal was England's 11th at Russia 2018, equalling the country's record of most goals at a single World Cup set in 1966. Alli is the second youngest player to score for England at the World Cup (22 years and 87 days), behind only Michael Owen (18 years and 190 days against Romania in 1998). Maguire became the first player to score

neg: Emmanuel Adebayor was the first time a Togolese won the award as Africa's best player. Adebayor helped Togo to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and started all three group matches against South Korea, Switzerland and France, but did not score any goals and Togo ended up in last place in their group. Adebayor was made team captain after the finals. Adebayor was called up for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was a substitute for the country's first match, following a row with the coach. Adebayor first vowed to leave the tournament and return home, although

neg: England national beach soccer team England national beach soccer team The England national beach soccer team represents England in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. "Caps and goals updated as of 9 August 2018." Matches played within the last 12 months, as well as upcoming fixtures, are displayed. England participated in the first ever Beach Soccer World Cup in 1995, finishing third, but did not participate in any of the competitions between 1995 and 2001. In 2001 England began competing in the EBSL which doubled as a

neg: Vic Keeble prove to be his last as a player. He made 15 league appearances, scoring six goals, but was forced to retire, aged 29, due to a back injury. His final game came against Leeds United on 16 January 1960. Keeble made a total of 84 League and FA Cup appearances for West Ham and scored 51 goals. Keeble was renowned for his ability to score goals from the air. His headed goals prompted Jackie Milburn to once comment: "Vic scored so many goals with his nut that I swear he had studs in his forehead". His tendency to score goals

neg: History of the Colombia national football team to score goals in the last games of the qualification. They played an Exhibition Match against South Africa a month before the World Cup started, which they lost 2–1. The game was the first soccer match played in the recently built Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. All three goals of the match were scored by penalty kicks, and the match was highly criticized because both of the South Africa penalty kicks did not seem to be fouls at all, and because of the reported partiality of the referee towards the South Africa team. Another Exhibition Match was played

neg: 1958 FIFA World Cup and win a World Cup Final. Conversely, Nils Liedholm became the oldest player to score in a World Cup Final at 35 years, 263 Days. This final had the highest number of goals scored by a winning team (5), the highest number of total goals scored (7), and together with the 1970 and 1998 finals shares the highest goal margin of difference (3); Brazil played in all those three finals. The game is also notable for many firsts in FIFA World Cup. With the exception of the 1950 FIFA World Cup final group stage, this marked the first time that

neg: Jock Rutherford season at Clapton Orient before finally hanging his boots up in 1927. In 1928 he came out of retirement and signed for Tunbridge Wells Rangers, playing in only one game in the FA Cup. After retiring, he settled in Neasden and ran an off-licence. While at Newcastle, Rutherford also played for England, making his debut against Wales on 9 April 1904. He went on to win eleven caps for his country and score three goals, making his last appearance against Bohemia, a country that technically did not exist at the time, in 1908. Rutherford's brothers Sep and Bob were also

neg: Solomon Islands national futsal team defeat in the history of the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil 2008, when they were beaten by Russia thirty-one goals to two. It was the country’s first participation in the World Cup; it finished last in Group A, with four games lost out of four, 6 goals for and 69 against. At the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand, the Kurukuru once again finished last in their group, suffering heavy defeats to Russia and Colombia, but did manage to obtain their first World Cup win, beating Guatemala 4–3. On a regional level, however, the Kurukuru won the 2008

neg: Zlatan Ibrahimović played every minute of Sweden's three group matches, but did not score any goals. He managed only one shot on target during the tournament. Sweden finished in last place in their group and as a result were eliminated along with seven other teams in the group stage. On 21 June 2016, Ibrahimović announced that he would retire from international football immediately after Sweden's last match at Euro 2016. In November 2017, after Sweden clinched qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia by defeating Italy in the second qualifying round, there was speculation about a possible return of Ibrahimović

neg: Harry Kane England overcame Colombia in the Round of 16. Scoring a penalty in a match that finished 1–1 after 120 minutes, also scoring in the penalty shoot-out as England prevailed 4–3; this was the first time that England had managed to win a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup. Kane didn't score again for the rest of the tournament as England finished in fourth place after losing 2–0 Belgium in the third place playoff. However, his six goals in the tournament earned him the Golden Boot as the top goalscorer of the World Cup, the first England player to win the

neg: England national rugby league team The referee was criticised for not going to the Video Referee and if awarded would have seen that Tonga won the game and reached their first ever World Cup final. Despite the controversy, England were victorious and had advanced to their first World Cup Final in 22 Years. England met Australia again in the final but again failed to beat Australia, for a 13th consecutive time, since their last win in the 1995 World Cup group stage. England lost in the lowest World Cup final score in the history of the tournament. Bennets contract expired at the end of the

neg: Telmo Zarra 251 league goals, a Spanish record that lasted nearly six decades before being broken by Lionel Messi. His 81 goals in the Copa del Rey remains a record today. Despite his goalscoring records, he only played for Spain 20 times. Even so, he still managed to score 20 goals, including four in one match as Spain beat Switzerland 6–3 on 18 February 1951. He also scored his country's winning goal against England in the 1950 World Cup finals as Spain reached the final four—their best performance in the competition until winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup 60 years later. After

neg: Republic of Ireland national football team Denmark on 19 November 2018. <br>"Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2018 after the match against Denmark." The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad within the last 12 months. Ireland Competed as "Irish Free State". Paddy Moore (v. Belgium) became the first player anywhere to score 4 goals in a World Cup match. For the 1950 World Cup, after three qualified teams withdrew, FIFA invited the FAI to compete as a replacement, however they declined. During qualification for the 1962 World Cup, it was the only qualifying tournament in which the

neg: Christian Pulisic youngest player ever to score a brace in U.S. history. In the following match against Trinidad and Tobago, he became the youngest American to start a World Cup Qualifier match. On June 8, 2017, Pulisic scored both goals in a 2–0 World Cup qualification victory over Trinidad and Tobago. In the last two matches of 2018 World Cup Qualification, Pulisic scored a goal in each match in a 4–0 victory over Panama and a 1–2 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago to finish the fifth round as the top scorer with five goals. Despite this, the United States failed to qualify

neg: Álex Erazo went on and he did not score, Carlos de los Cobos began to look at other alternatives and Erazo began to get subbed early in the games. When the event ended, Erazo finished with zero goals, and although he showed various glimpses of great play, many fans and officials asked for Carlos de los Cobos to look for other players in his position. As a result, Erazo has not played again with the national team since that last game in the UNCAF Nations Cup against Guatemala on February 18, 2007. Many feel that this is because he failed to live

neg: Fandi Ahmad 23 days, making him Singapore's youngest-ever full international, until his record was broken by Hariss Harun in 2007. However, in his first international competition, the 1979 SEA Games, Fandi did not score in four matches. He scored against India and North Korea in the Olympic Games qualifiers, but did not score in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. In the 1981 Ovaltine Cup, Fandi scored all Singapore goals in the 3–2 aggregate victory over Malaysia. Fandi scored a goal in a 1–2 loss to Thailand in the 1981 King's Cup and a hat-trick against the Philippines at the 1981 SEA

neg: Wim Jonk 30 years old) and he went back to the Netherlands to sign with PSV. He stayed long enough at PSV to convince then manager Guus Hiddink to be selected for the 1998 World Cup in France, after being overlooked for Euro 1996. At the 1998 World Cup, Jonk played in five of the seven matches that the Netherlands played and did not score any goals. With the appointment of Frank Rijkaard as the new manager after the 1998 World Cup, Jonk's international career seemed to be over. However, he did play once more for the Netherlands in a friendly against

neg: History of football in England 1962 FIFA World Cup. Ramsey confidently predicted that at the next tournament, England would win the trophy, and they did just that. The 1966 World Cup saw England win the World Cup in a controversial 4–2 victory over West Germany. The three goals scored by Geoff Hurst within 120 minutes, of which some are controversial, are the only hat trick to be achieved in a World Cup final to date. Bobby Moore was the captain on that day, whilst Munich air crash survivor Bobby Charlton also played. Moore's West Ham colleagues Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters scored that day. The

neg: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) for the most goals scored at the World Cup with 16, overtaking Brazil's Ronaldo's total of 15; Ronaldo was in attendance at the match as a commentator. Thomas Müller's goal was Germany's 2,000th in the history of their national team. Müller became the third player in history to score five or more goals in two different World Cups (after Klose and the Peruvian Teófilo Cubillas) and the second player to score five or more goals in consecutive World Cups (after Klose). Toni Kroos' first-half double scored in 69 seconds was the fastest pair of goals scored in World Cup history

neg: Adam Lallana in place of Sturridge who had scored England's goal in the 1–2 defeat. Lallana scored his first goal for England on 4 September 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification away match to Slovakia at Štadión Antona Malatinského. It came during stoppage time and proved to be England's winning goal of the match. Lallana scored his second England goal on 11 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Scotland. The score ended 3–0 to England, with Gary Cahill and Liverpool teammate Daniel Sturridge scoring the other goals. On 30 January 2017 it was announced that

neg: 1972 Rugby League World Cup New Zealand 53–19, a World Cup record score, with young stand-off John Holmes collecting 26 points (10 goals, 2 tries) – another World Cup record. Australia had to beat France at Toulouse to reach the final in the last game of the preliminaries, a task which proved well within their capabilities. 1972 Rugby League World Cup The sixth Rugby League World Cup was held in France in October and November 1972. Australia started as the favourites to retain the trophy they had won just two years previously. New Zealand had beaten all three of the other nations in 1971 and

neg: Colombia at the FIFA World Cup England appearances since Tommy Lawton did so in 1939. England conceded in injury time at the end of the second half for the first time in World Cup history, with Mina's goal coming after 92 minutes and 33 seconds. Head coach: Adolfo Pedernera Head coach: Francisco Maturana Head coach: Francisco Maturana Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez Head coach: José Pékerman Head coach: José Pékerman Colombia's record World Cup scorer, James Rodríguez, has also won the Golden Boot when he scored 6 goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Team Awards Individual Awards Records Colombia at the FIFA World Cup This

neg: 1991 Rugby World Cup Final had secured an overlap in an attack. Peter Winterbottom looked to pass to England winger Rory Underwood but the pass was knocked down by David Campese. This was seen as a deliberate knock-on designed to foil an England score. Welsh referee Derek Bevan awarded the penalty and waved away England calls for a penalty try. Jonathan Webb slotted his second penalty of the game but no further England points were to follow. This match was the last broadcast by Australia’s national broadcaster the ABC. 1991 Rugby World Cup Final The 1991 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match of

neg: Peru at the FIFA World Cup teams were to face each other, and Peru had been able to maintain the 4th spot until the next-to-last match when they faced Chile at Santiago. Peru lost 4-0. The preliminaries for Korea/Japan 2002 were difficult, as the team finished eighth in the group with just four wins in eighteen matches. The fact that they only managed to score 14 goals demonstrated how far the attack had fallen since the days of Cubillas. Particularly low points of the qualifying tournament included a 3-0 loss at Venezuela and defeats in over half of their home matches to Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia

neg: Germany national football team minute, his 16th World Cup goal, gave him sole possession of the record for most goals scored during World Cup Finals, dethroning former Brazilian national Ronaldo. In the second half of the game, substitute André Schürrle scored twice for Germany to lead 7–0, the highest score against Brazil in a single game. Germany did, however, concede a late goal to Brazil's Oscar. It was Brazil's worst ever World Cup defeat, whilst Germany broke multiple World Cup records with the win, including the record broken by Klose, the first team to reach four consecutive World Cup semi-finals, the first team to

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage penalty in the shoot-out, England came from 3–2 down after Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca failed to convert their spot-kicks. This was the first time that England had won a penalty shoot-out at the FIFA World Cup, and only the second time they had won on penalties at any major tournament (the previous occasion being against Spain at Euro 1996). Kane became the first player to score in six consecutive England appearances since Tommy Lawton did so in 1939. England conceded in injury time at the end of the second half for the first time in World Cup history, with

neg: Salaheddine Bassir World Cup, where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win against Scotland. Salaheddine Bassir Salaheddine Bassir () (born 5 September 1972) is a former Moroccan football player. He played for a few clubs, including Raja Casablanca, Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Deportivo La Coruña in Spain. He then played for OSC Lille (France) and Aris Thessaloniki (Greece). He retired at the end of 2005 season. Whilst at Lille Bassir did not score a goal in the league but did score once against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League and once against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Cup. He played for

neg: Jermain Defoe two goals in three minutes against Andorra in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. His 2009–10 season got off to the perfect start as he came from the bench to score both goals in the 2–2 draw against the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Arena on 12 August 2009 and was announced as man of the match. On 23 June 2010, he scored the only goal in England's third group stage match against Slovenia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This goal gave England the win they needed to progress into the Round of 16. Defoe opened up the scoring for

neg: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA play-offs decided the eighth and final UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. After conclusion of the group stage the four runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups played home and away matches, to determine the last participant in the FIFA World Cup. For each play-off tie, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away

neg: 2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. USA faced Canada in the gold medal game and won with a final score of 19-5 to earn its seventh world title. Australia and England faced each other in the bronze medal game, with Australia defeating England 12-6. Teams are divided into four pools, A-D. Pool play games will be played on July 11 through 16. "WPct. = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PPG= Points per Game" All 5 teams guaranteed a berth into Championship Bracket, Top 4 receive Bye to Quarterfinal. Top 2 teams advance to Championship

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2018 FIFA World Cup Group G then added a third with a chipped finish from the left of the penalty area after a through ball from Hazard. Belgium's last victory by two goals or more at the FIFA World Cup was a 3–1 defeat of Uruguay in 1990. It also matched their best win in World Cup history, along with a 3–0 victory over El Salvador in 1970.

 The two teams had met in two matches, including one game at the 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage, an England 2–0 victory. England scored in the 11th minute when Mouez Hassen stopped

neg: Allan Clarke (footballer) game ended 2–1 to Manchester United. Clarke was called up for England's 1970 World Cup squad in Mexico, despite being uncapped. He made his debut for his country against Czechoslovakia in the heat and pressure of a World Cup first round match. Clarke scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot. He remains the last England player to make his international debut in a World Cup finals match. Over the next five years he appeared a total of 19 times for England, scoring 10 goals. England reached the quarter-finals of the European Football Championships in 1972 but

neg: 1997–98 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season him come joint top of the Premiership goalscoring charts with 18 goals, a Premier League Player of the Month award for February and led to him earning a long-awaited international call-up, though he didn't make the final squad for the World Cup after refusing to play for the England B team. "Blackburn Rovers' score comes first" 1997–98 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season During the 1997–98 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). After last season's slip-up, Blackburn Rovers emerged as title contenders under new manager Roy Hodgson, and

neg: Robert Sara Sara was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001. He made his debut for Austria in a 3-2 win over England at Wembley in October 1965 and played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup finals. Captain of the team, he played the decisive pass to Hans Krankl to score the winning goal against arch-rivals West Germany in a game dubbed "The miracle of Córdoba", which the Austrians won 3–2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years. He earned 55 caps, scoring 3 goals. His last international was a May 1980 friendly match against

neg: 1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage 2 fours) top-scored, and England were almost on target,when captain Mike Gatting (41 from 45 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) handed back the initiative with the loss of his wicket, which ended a growing partnership of 69 runs in 13 overs between him and Athey. Allan Lamb (45 from 55 balls, 4 fours) also posted a great innings, but it was in vain as the required run-rate for England began to rise. When England failed to score the last 17 runs from the final over, the cup went to Australia. 1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage In 1987 Cricket World

neg: Martin Chivers was equally impressive, producing eight goals in ten matches, as Spurs reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals before losing to Liverpool on the away goals rule. In October 1973, Chivers won the last of his full England caps against Poland in an infamous World Cup qualifier. Despite scoring six international goals in the calendar year, the Spurs striker was a casualty of his country's failure to qualify for the tournament and would later be ignored by caretaker manager Joe Mercer and future boss Don Revie. Spurs again reached the final of the UEFA Cup in 1974 with Chivers scoring six goals,

neg: Mick Channon England 'only' won 2–0 and, despite victory over Italy in the last game of the campaign, the goals record was insufficient to take them to the World Cup. Channon was not selected for his country again; his international career ended with 46 appearances and a healthy 21 goals. England's failure to qualify for three major international tournaments during Channon's career leaves him as the most-capped player never to have been named to a World Cup or European Championships squad. As of 17 July 2018, he remains joint 18th in the all-time England scorers list, level with Kevin Keegan and Steven

neg: 2011 World Cup (men's golf) second at 197 with Australia fifth at 198. Germany and South Africa had the best scores of the day with 61. The United States had a last round foursome score of 67 to win by two shots over England and Germany. Ireland had a last round 72 to drop to a tie for fourth place. 2011 World Cup (men's golf) The 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup was a golf tournament that took place November 24–27 on the Blackstone course at Mission Hills Haikou in Hainan, China. It was the 56th World Cup, and the first since 2009, when the

neg: 2006 FIFA World Cup the Round of 16, and did not score again until the 88th minute of the third place play-off. No player managed to score a hat-trick in this tournament. Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and France were the only teams to score more than one goal in a knockout match. Germany was one of the exceptions, tending to play an attacking style of football throughout the knock-out stage, which was reflected by the fact that they scored the most goals (14), with players from all three outfield positions (defence, midfield and forward) making the scoresheet. Germany's Miroslav Klose scored five goals to

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C left the field with a dislocated shoulder and was replaced by Tomi Juric. After Ghana, Australia are the second team in World Cup history to score three consecutive goals from the penalty spot. Poulsen is the first player to concede two penalties in a single World Cup since Milan Dudić for Serbia in 2006. Mark Milligan completed 85 passes in this match - a record for an Australian player in a single game at a World Cup tournament. As Poulsen had a yellow card in the previous match, he did not play for Denmark in the next match. <section begin=c3

neg: Australia national soccer team Their goals made history, being the first ever scored by Australia's men's soccer team in a World Cup, as well as all three goals being scored in the last seven minutes of the game, which was never before done in a World Cup match. Australia met Brazil in their second group game, which Australia lost to Brazil 2–0. Australia faced Croatia in their third match. The final score (2–2) was enough to see Australia proceed to the knockout stage, where they were eliminated from the competition after a 1–0 defeat by the eventual champions Italy after conceding a controversial penalty

neg: Ivor Broadis red hot". Broadis added, "It's the first time I've ever come off the pitch with a sunburned tongue!"" This is still England's record defeat. Broadis hadn't played when Hungary won 6-3 at Wembley the previous November. Broadis played at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Playing in all 3 England games, Broadis scored 2 goals, both against Belgium. Broadis was thus the first Englishman to score twice in a game in the World Cup finals, 30 minutes ahead of Nat Lofthouse who also scored two in the same 4-4 draw. Broadis was thus also part of the 1st ever England team

neg: Ian Wright and was a used substitute in 16 matches. In each of the seven seasons that followed the 1990 World Cup, Wright never scored fewer than 23 goals a season for his club. He scored 25 goals for Crystal Palace during the 1990–91 campaign before going on to break the 30 club-goal barrier five times in the following six seasons. Despite Wright's goalscoring feats, the highest number of games he started for England consecutively was three—something he only did twice. Taylor, who became England manager after the 1990 World Cup in Italy and remained in charge for 38 matches, only handed

neg: England at the Cricket World Cup first player to score a century for Bangladesh in a World Cup match. England started well, reaching 97/1, including a 54-run partnership between Ian Bell and Alex Hales. However, England then collapsed to 132/5 10 overs later, with the collapse led by Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza. When Joe Root was caught behind, England needed 113 to win from 14 overs. Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes put on 75 runs for the seventh wicket, but Buttler fell for 65, and England were ultimately bowled out for 260. In their last game, England beat Afghanistan in a rain-affected match. Source: England at

neg: Alan Mullery lost 3-2 to West Germany in the quarter-finals after having been up 2-0 in the second half. In that game Mullery scored England's first goal, the only time he tallied for his country. Playing primarily as a deep midfielder, Mullery did not get many goals. Two he did score (the 1970 World Cup strike against West Germany; a 1973-74 volley from outside the penalty area against Leicester, voted the BBC’s goal of the season) are well known and still talked about decades later. In a 1968 European Championship game against Yugoslavia, Mullery committed a foul against Dobrivoje Trivić, and became

neg: Jari Litmanen by Vladimír Šmicer. As shirt numbers 17 and 27 were also in use, he settled for the number 37. Litmanen made a good start at Liverpool but broke his wrist playing for Finland against England at Anfield in late March 2001 and missed the rest of the season. Although he was part of the Liverpool team that won the "cup treble" of the Worthington Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001, he missed all three finals because of injury. The following season, he was used sparingly by Houllier but did score goals against Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Aston Villa and

neg: 1998–99 Manchester United F.C. season against Brazilian side Palmeiras in Tokyo. Roy Keane scored the winner, ensuring the team became the first and last British side to win the trophy, which was abolished in 2004. To help England with its World Cup host bid, United controversially withdrew from the 1999–2000 FA Cup, the first time the holders had done so in order to play in the inaugural Club World Championship. They did not progress past the group stages, and Ferguson has since admitted his regrets in how they handled the situation. Along with the Busby Babes, the 1999 treble-winning team is regarded by supporters as

neg: Andrejs Štolcers in the Premier League, making just 10 appearances over 3 full seasons at the top level. He did however manage to score twice in a League Cup tie against Bury in November 2002. In 2004, he joined Yeovil Town, playing 36 league matches and scoring 7 goals in all competitions. In 2005, he left England and signed a contract in Azerbaijan with FK Baku. He only played 10 games for them and scored 4 goals. In 2006, he returned to his native Latvia, signing a contract with his former club Skonto Riga. In the upcoming season he scored 3 goals

neg: Sándor Kocsis in any European league in both 1952 and 1954. He also scored 75 goals in 68 appearances for Hungary – a 1.10 goal/game average at the game's highest level. Kocsis was the top goal scorer in the 1954 World Cup with 11 goals, being the first player to score two hat tricks in a World Cup. His 2.2 goal/game average in the World Cup finals is second only to that of Ernst Wilimowski who scored four goals in his only World Cup match, and only Just Fontaine has scored more goals than Kocsis in a single World Cup. Kocsis was

neg: Roberto Pruzzo have scored 5 goals in a single Serie A match (Roma vs. Avellino, 1986). Despite a fantastic club career, Pruzzo only managed to play 6 games (no goals) for the Italy national football team between 1978 and 1982. He represented his country at the 1980 UEFA European Championship in Italy, where they reached the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place, and also at the 1980 Mundialito. He was left out of Enzo Bearzot's 1982 World Cup-winning squad. Pruzzo did, however, score in an Italian shirt, representing Italy in the 1991 World Cup of Masters. Pruzzo scored twice in the

neg: Ivan Klasnić of 15 goals scored, and then netted a brace for the national team in a World Cup preparation friendly against Austria on 23 May, where they easily won 4–1. However, as the World Cup approached his good shape started to fade and he did not manage to score any further goals in the remaining three preparation matches as well as in all three group matches at the tournament, where Croatia exited the competition in the first round with two draws and a defeat. In the 2006–07 season, he lost his place in Croatia's starting XI after giving two modest performances

neg: Toni Nhleko 2007. He returned to Jomo Cosmos His third stint at Jomo Cosmos proved to be fruitless.He failed to score a single league goal in a team who weer struggling to find goals to fight off relegation. He did however score a cup goal in a 1–0 win over Golden Arrows in a Nedbank Cup Last 32 Round match. After Jomo Cosmos relegation from the Premier Soccer League during the 2007/08 season, Nhleko signed for Thanda Royal Zulu on a Bosman free transfer. Nhleko has made ten appearances scoring one goal for the South African national team, playing in the 2004

neg: Michael Owen the 1998 FIFA World Cup brought him to national and international prominence and he went on to score in UEFA Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. He is the only player to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England. He played at the 2006 World Cup, but suffered an injury which took him a year to recover from. Occasionally playing as captain, he is England's 11th-most-capped player and has scored a former national record (since overtaken by Wayne Rooney) of 26 competitive goals, with 40 in total from 89 appearances, most recently in 2008. Owen

neg: Gary Lineker He scored the second quickest hat-trick ever at a FIFA World Cup tournament against Poland, the second English player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, and scored two goals against Paraguay in the second round. He played most of the tournament wearing a lightweight cast on his forearm. He scored for England in the World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, but the game ended in defeat as Diego Maradona scored twice for the opposition (the first goal being the "Hand of God" handball, and the second being the "Goal of the Century"). In 1988, Lineker played in Euro 88,