ENGLAND ground-out a 0-0 draw against Nigeria to qualify for the second round of the World Cup, check out how the game went...
In the other game full-time Swe. 1-1 Arg. Argentina are out and Sweden are through.
09:21: Full-time: Eng. 0-0 Nig. England are playing Denmark on Saturday, June 15 KO 12.30pm BST.
09:19: One minute of added time.
09:17: As things stand England are Sweden will go through.
09:16: Other game Swe. 1-1 Arg.
09:15: Opabumni comes off for Nig, replaced by Ikedia. The free-kick comes through a crowd of men but Vassell couldn't get on the end of the cross.
09:14: Beckham has a free-kick 25 yards out.
09:13: Bridge is on for Ashley Cole.
09:12: Eight minutes to go and still 0-0, with the other gme still Swe. 1-0 Arg.
09:10: Cole again gets down the left and wins a throw, he has been a good outlet in the second half.
09:07: Cole again gets away down the left from a Shringham pass but the ball runs along the top of the bar.
09:06: Vassell has lined up down the right with Sheringham down the middle.
09:05: Owen is off to be replaced by Vassell.
09:04: Cole gets away down the left but his cross comes off Owen and drops to Sheringham but his shot goes over the bar, the ball came to hime a bit quick.
09:03: Fifteen minutes to go.
09:02: Fortunately the free-kick flies over Seaman's bar.
09:01: Campbell gives away a fre kick with a reckless challenge from behind, the ball is 40 yards out.
09:00: There is a real tension in the game with neither side keen to commit too many men forward.
09:00: Twenty minutes to go Eng. 0-0 Nig. Other game Swe. 1-0 Arg.
08:59: Sheringham has been able to get on the ball a little more.
08:56: Sheringham is coming on replacing Heskey.
08:55: Teddy Sheringham is warming up.
08:53: The ball is too high and goes out wide to Owen and the ball is cleared to the Nig. half.
08:53: A corner to Nig.
08:48: Sixty minutes gone and Eng. 0-0 Nig.
08:47: Heskey gets down the right but his ball across is inches away from Owen. Other game Swe. 1-0 Arg.
08:44: A Beckham shot gets over the wall butlands on the top of the net.
08:43: A free-kick for Eng. 25 yards out to the right of the box.
08:43: Ferdinand is playing very well closing down any attacks through the middle.
08:39: Fifty mins gone and Eng. 0-0 Nig.
08:37: A short pass to Ferdinand from Campbell allows Aghahowa to get into the box but Mills gets back to clear the ball.
08:34: England kick-off and move forward through Heskey.
08:19: Half-time in the other game Swe. 0-0 Arg.
08:16: One minute of injury time.
08:16: England are finishing stronger, what a goal now would do.
08:15: A Scholes cracker hits the post and rebounds clear.
08:14: The ball is moved to the edge of the box to Mils and even though he gets a good sight of goal his shot goes wide.
08:12: England again get into the box and the ball is bouncing around but no one is able to gt a clear sight of goal.
08:09: 36 mins gne and no score in either game Eng. 0-0 Nig. & Swe. 0-0 Arg.
08:07: Owen is hanging off the back four and picks up the ball to turn and face the defence breaking into the box before getting a shot away that is smuggled away for a corner, that is not given by the referee.
08:02: A free-kick from Nigeria is patted down at the near post by Seaman but a Nig. forward gets a toe to it and pushed the ball just wide of the post.
08:01: It's a strange game with few chances at either end, Nigeria are passing the ball around and England seem content with a point.
07:57: Score from other game Swe. 0-0 Arg.
07:54: 22 mins gone Eng. 0-0 Nig.
07:52: England are beginning to see more of the ball especially through Mills down the right.
07:51: A corner from Beckham is again dropped by the Nig. keeper but it is kicked away by a defender.
07:50: Mills got away down the right wing and his cross is met by Heskey at the front post but the keeper gets down well to save the shot.
07:48: Aghahowa has got away down the left but the ball ius smuggled away for a corner that is dealt with by Seaman.
07:43: Another corner to England Sol Campbell has come up and the keeper has missed it but Ferdinand can't get a toe on it.
07:41: First ten minutes gone Eng. 0-0 Nig.
07:40: First corner to England is picked off by the Nig. keeper.
07:40: First corner to England is picked off by the Nig. keeper.
07:38: There is no real pace in the game England just seem content to soak up the Nigerian pressure and look to spring Owen through the Nigerian back-four.
07:36: Scholes got away down the middle but the ball just slips through into the arms of the Nigerian keeper.
07:34: The first shot is from Scholes but his shot is fired wide of the post.
07:33: Nigeria make the first move on the England box but the ball breaks down on the edge of the area.
07:31: Nigeria kick-off and pass the ball around their defence.
07:28: The temperature is 93F alonside the pitch.
07:16: Conditions are expected to favour the African team, with humidity in the stadium at about 30%.
Teams:
England: Seaman, Mills, Ferdinand, Campbell, Ashley Cole, Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Sinclair, Heskey, Owen. Subs: Bridge, Brown, Joe Cole, Dyer, Fowler, James, Keown, Martyn, Sheringham, Southgate, Vassell.
Nigeria: Enyeama, Yobo, Okoronkwo, Udeze, Christopher, Sodje, Okocha, Opabunmi, Akwuegbu, Obiorah, Aghahowa. Subs: Adepoju, Afolabi, Babayaro, Ejide, Ejiofor, Ikedia, Kanu, Lawal, Ogbeche, Shorunmu, Utaka, West.
Referee: B Hall (USA)
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