England 1 Brazil 1
1 June 2007
England return home!
Attendance: 88,754
England made their eagerly anticipated return to Wembley Stadium, their spiritual home with a 1-1 draw against Brazil.
The atmosphere at the national stadium was electric with a crowd of 88,754 fans delighted to see England run out under the light of the 133m arch as they made their return to Wembley.
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| David Beckham on his England return |
The crowd erupted when Captain John Terry made history by netting England’s first goal at the new stadium - a thunderous header in the 68th minute. Inevitably, it was the returning David Beckham who provided the assist for Terry’s goal.
The Brazilians, who trained at Wembley the day before then equalised with a late injury-time goal from Diego, preventing an emphatic English victory.
The friendly game between England and Brazil was played in good spirit and provided a glory debut for Reading’s left-back Nicky Shorey. The game also saw the return of Michael Owen who made his first senior England appearance since being stretchered off in Germany during last summer’s World Cup.
England vice-captain Steven Gerrard was voted man of the match but it was Beckham who left the field to a standing ovation after being substituted on 77 minutes. After the match Beckham said: “It was a historic night at Wembley and it was great to be out there again. I think we can all be proud of the fantastic stadium.”
Goal-scorer Terry added: “To score the first England goal at the stadium was the ultimate dream.”
England’s next appearance at Wembley will be on Wednesday 22 August 2007 in a friendly match against Germany. Click here for more information on this event.
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| The exterior banners on the stadium |
Teams:
England: 1 Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur), 2 Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), 3 Nicky Shorey (Reading), 4 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), 5 Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), 6 John Terry (Chelsea) (c) (12 Wes Brown (Manchester United) 73), 7 David Beckham (Real Madrid) (17 Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur) 77), 8 Frank Lampard (Chelsea) (16 Michael Carrick (Manchester United) 88) 9 Alan Smith (Manchester United) (19 Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United) 62), 10 Michael Owen (Newcastle United) (21 Peter Crouch (Liverpool) 82), 11 Joe Cole (Chelsea) (20 Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 62)
Substitutes: 13 Scott Carson (Liverpool), 14 Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), 15 Phil Neville (Everton), 18 David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers), 22 Robert Green (West Ham), 23 Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
Brazil: 1 Helton, 4 Juan, 3 Naldo, 2 Daniel Alves ( 13 Maicon 65), 6 Gilberto, 8 Gilberto Silva (c), 5 Mineiro (17 Edmílson 62), 7 'Ronaldinho', 10 Kaká (21 Afonso Alves 71), 11 Robinho (20 Diego 74), 9 Vágner Love
Substitutes: 12 Doni, 15 Alex, 14 Alex Silva, 16 Marcelo, 18 Josué, 19 Elano Blumer, 22 Jô
Referee: Markus Merk