View Full Version : England V Portugal 7/9/02
Prenn
31 Jul 2002, 09:56 AM
England will play Portugal in their only friendly before the start of the Euro2004 qualifiers in October. The game against the Euro2004 hosts will take place at Villa Park.
Sam I Am
31 Jul 2002, 10:00 AM
Will England be up 3-0 at any point in the match?
Prenn
01 Aug 2002, 06:46 AM
We were the last time we played them in a friendly :D
Andy Bennett
01 Aug 2002, 07:26 AM
You might like to see:-
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/englandA/980422_Portugal.html
for details.
No idea whether we can repeat that performance though
mlsrevs
12 Aug 2002, 10:43 PM
When is this game scheduled for?
Prenn
13 Aug 2002, 06:49 AM
7th September.
Matt Clark
02 Sep 2002, 08:07 AM
James (West Ham), Robinson (Leeds);
Mills (Leeds), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Bridge (Southampton), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Southgate (Middlesbrough), Woodgate (Leeds);
Beckham (Man Utd), Butt (Man Utd), Dyer (Newcastle), Sinclair (West Ham), Murphy (Liverpool), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Bowyer (Leeds), J Cole (West Ham),
Owen (Liverpool), Heskey (Liverpool), Smith (Leeds).
Both Bowyer and Woodgate make it in. Predictable, really, but still a move in the right direction. Presumably Robinson will pick up his first senior cap at some stage in this game.
BrianCappellieri
02 Sep 2002, 08:44 PM
Sporting Life (http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/09/02/SOCCER_Liverpool_Quotes_Nightle.html)DYER OUT OF ENGLAND CLASH
Kieron Dyer has been ruled out of England's match against Portugal on Saturday just hours after the squad was named.
BrianCappellieri
02 Sep 2002, 08:46 PM
BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2232189.stm)Bowyer's England relief
Leeds United midfielder Lee Bowyer said he is determined to prove himself at international level after being named in the England squad to face Portugal.
BrianCappellieri
03 Sep 2002, 05:51 PM
SoccerNet (http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0903/20020903engbeckhammufc.html)Injured Beckham out of England squad
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed England captain David Beckham had been withdrawn from the squad for the friendly against Portugal at Old Trafford with a calf injury.
jamison
06 Sep 2002, 09:51 PM
For another thread, perhaps, but anyone else find it sad that England has 9 midfielders but just 3 strikers from which to choose (one of whom is Heskey, so, 2 in all seriousness)?
Matt Clark
07 Sep 2002, 04:19 AM
It's not that they only had three to choose from, it's Sven's decision not to call up a full squad. It's only 19 men. Growler is injured, Sheringham is being rested, Vassell is injured, Defoe is with the U-21's. We could have had the full complement of five strikers in the squad, but why bother? It's only a pointless friendly.