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England's World Cup campaign was brought to an abrupt halt as 10-man Brazil triumphed in the quarter-final in Shizuoka. Brazil
But they utterly failed to make the most of their advantage as a
tackles in the Brazil half, Ronaldinho took advantage with a superb
Mills - but rather than give him the booking the foul deserved,
For England, though, it is a story of what might have been. wide on the right, 42 yards from goal. Big-game players like Seaman, David Beckham and Paul Scholes all had poor matches. 791 vs. Sweden ~ 792 vs. Argentina 793 vs. Nigeria ~ 794 vs. Denmark 795 796 vs. Portugal: Friday, 21 June 2002 World Cup 2002 Finals Second Phase Quarter-Finals, match one. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
There seemed little danger when Brazil were awarded a free-kick
England didn't look good in the second half, a strangely subdued performance against ten men. Brazil deserved the result, and will meet either Senegal or Turkey in the semis. England's response as they conceded the initiative with a soft goal. Brazil survived the controversial dismissal of the game's central figure, Ronaldinho, and deservedly won to become the first team to reach the last four. Watch the 2002 England vs. Brazil World Cup Quarter-finals full match held at Ecopa (Shizuoka) on Footballia surprised at how easy England made it for them. reverted to a 4-3-3 formation, with he, Vassell and Heskey up front.When Beckham and Scholes both missed
team at the interval, he could not have been more disappointed by
England fans were in wonderland - but their celebrations were snuffed out in first-half injury time as Brazil scored an excellent equaliser. This was England's big chance to atone for their poor
run at the heart of the England defence. Brazil enjoyed the majority of possession in the early stages, as they exploited conditions that suited them far more than their European opponents.
the net. concentration either side of the interval. Quarter-Finals, match oneCommentator:
If Eriksson was hoping to inspire his team at the interval, he could not have been more disappointed by England's response as they conceded the initiative with a soft goal. This was England's big chance to atone for their poor concentration either side of the interval. A blunder by David Seaman handed Brazil the winner, as Ronaldinho's speculative free-kick caught the veteran goalkeeper flat-footed and went in off the underside of the bar. And England stunned the four-time winners by taking the lead with the kind of quickfire break-away that has become their trademark. England 1 Brazil 2 [1-1] Shizuoka Sutajiamu Ekopa, Ainominami, Fukuroi, Shizuoka-ken, Chubu, Japan Attendance: 47,436; Kick-off: 3.30pm local, 7.30am BST Clive Tyldesley and Ron Atkinsonnotes: With the introduction of Sheringham, England
Everyone expected Ronaldinho to chip the ball into the middle - but instead his curling cross-shot fooled Seaman and somehow found the top corner of the net. path of Rivaldo, who stroked a fine left-foot shot past Seaman and
memory, England were handed a lifeline - thanks to an over-officious
With most of the favourites already out, the South American superstars now have a great chance of winning their fifth world title. Ronaldinho left his foot in on a tackle on Danny
were content to coast into the last four - and they will have been
Eriksson's team struggled in the stifling conditions - and totally failed to exploit the numerical advantage that was handed to them with more than 30 minutes remaining.