England fans wear their BBC Sport Academy Sven and Rooney masks ahead of kick-off at the Franken-Stadion The party atmosphere in the ground is rising and the brightly dressed T&T fans are ready to cheer on their team Cheryl Tweedy and Victoria Beckham get ready to cheer on their other halves and the rest of the England team Sven-Goran Eriksson gives the thumbs up to Jamie Carragher to replace the injured Gary Neville in the starting XI Michael Owen tussles with Densill Theobald during the opening encounters at the Franken-Stadion Peter Crouch has a half-chance at the far post but his shot is saved by Trinidad & Tobago keeper Shaka Hislop Joe Cole beats T&T captain Dwight Yorke to the ball during a tight first half in the Group B game in Nuremberg Peter Crouch misses England's best chance when he volleys David Beckham's right-wing cross well wide on 43 minutes John Terry makes a crucial goal-line clearance from Stern John's header just moments before the half-time whistle Trinidad coach Leo Beenhakker ponders substitutions as his side continue to frustrate England in the second half With England struggling to create many chances Eriksson brings on Wayne Rooney for Owen just before the hour mark Aaron Lennon's introduction alongside Rooney adds more pace to the team and they begin to look more lively going forwards Crouch atones for his earlier miss by powerfully heading home David Beckham's right-wing cross on 83 minutes There's no time for robot dance celebrations as Rooney and Stewart Downing congratulate Crouch finally making it 1-0 Steven Gerrard fires a left-foot screamer past Shaka Hislop into the top left-hand corner on 90 minutes Gerrard is ecstatic after doubling England's lead late on, but the 2-0 scoreline flatters Sven-Goran Eriksson's side The fans watching in Nuremberg's Hauptmarket Square go wild as England come good in the final 10 minutes of the game Paul Robinson celebrates after the final whistle as England book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup
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