Football: England Beats Poland in 2006 World Cup Qualifier
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England has eased the pressure on national football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-1 win over Poland in a European qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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England squandered a two-goal lead in being held to a 2-2 draw by Austria in its opening match of qualifying for the 2006 soccer World Cup, while Italy beat Norway 2-1.
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THERE is nothing new under the sun. Hereâs the scenario. Itâsa vital World Cup qualifier deep in the industrial heartlands of Poland.
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England start the defence of their World Cup crown with a 28-10 victory USA in Lens.
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NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND - England deservedly beat Ukraine 3-0 today in their only soccer &quot;friendly&quot; before the start of their 2006 World Cup qualifying programme next month.
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Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and China was eliminated on the fifth tiebreaker despite a 7-0 victory over visiting Hong Kong.
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England kept up their charge for automatic World Cup qualification with a workman-like 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan in some appalling conditions.
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David Beckham produced an inspirational captain's performance as England swept Ukraine aside with a 3-0 friendly victory that will send Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad into their World Cup qualifying campaign in high spirits.
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South Africa routed England, 36-0, in their World Cup group match, handing the defending champion its biggest defeat in 30 games at the tournament. England, which has slipped to seventh from first in the rankings, was missing its captain, Phil Vickery, because of suspension. Its regular fly-half, Jonny Wilkinson, and his backup, Olly Barkley, were injured.
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The United States defeated Panama on two goals by Landon Donovan, advancing to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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England are sitting pretty and well on the way to World Cup qualification after beating Wales - and with the added bonus of new options opening up for Sven-Goran Eriksson all the time.
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England squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw against Austria yesterday in its opening match of qualifying for the 2006 soccer World Cup.
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For France, England and Greece, tonight&#39;s World Cup qualifiers will provide an opportunity to redeem themselves less than a week after disappointing games in their opening matches of the 2006 World Cup campaign.
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Looking to rebound after poor showings in Euro 2004, England and Germany won tuneup games Wednesday in preparation for qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup.
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Sport: England begin ICC World Twenty20 campaign with 50-run win.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, 14 Oct - England captain Michael Owen scored the only goal in Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan to give Sven-Goran Erikssonâs team a hat-trick of wins and put them top of Group 6.
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David Beckham scored on a curling, 25-yard shot to lead England past Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday in which he wound up with a suspension and broken rib.