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Paul Scholes appears for England during the Uefa Under-18 European Championships final against Turkey in July 1993

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He makes his international debut against South Africa in May 1997 and scores 11 days later against Italy in La Tournoi

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The young star develops into a key midfielder for England and scores in the 2-0 1998 World Cup win over Tunisia

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Scholes scores a hat-trick in the 3-1 win against Poland in a Euro 2000 qualifier at Wembley Stadium in March 1999

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Scholes scores the opener after just three minutes in the 3-2 defeat against Portugal in Euro 2000

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He challenges Roberto Carlos as England crash out to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup quarter-final in Shizuoka, Japan

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Scholes celebrates after scoring his first international goal for three years in the 4-2 Euro 2004 win over Croatia in Lisbon

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In his last-ever game for his country, Scholes challenges Miguel during the Euro 2004 quarter-final defeat to Portugal