2005–06 in English football
National team
England qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after finishing top of UEFA Qualifying Group 6. Key H = Home match A = Away match N = Neutral site match F = Friendly WCQ = FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying, European zone Group 6 WCF = FIFA World Cup 2006 Finals

2005–06 in English football

Section Title: National team
Table Section Text: England qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after finishing top of UEFA Qualifying Group 6. Key H = Home match A = Away match N = Neutral site match F = Friendly WCQ = FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying, European zone Group 6 WCF = FIFA World Cup 2006 Finals

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	England scorers	Match Report

17 August 2005	Parken Stadion, Copenhagen (A)	Denmark	1–4	F	Wayne Rooney	BBC

3 September 2005	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (A)	Wales	1–0	WCQ	Joe Cole	BBC

7 September 2005	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Northern Ireland	0–1	WCQ	BBC

8 October 2005	Old Trafford, Manchester (H)	Austria	1–0	WCQ	Frank Lampard (pen)	BBC

12 October 2005	Old Trafford, Manchester (H)	Poland	2–1	WCQ	Michael Owen, Frank Lampard	BBC

12 November 2005	Stade de Genève, Geneva (N)	Argentina	3–2	F	Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen (2)	BBC

1 March 2006	Anfield, Liverpool (H)	Uruguay	2–1	F	Peter Crouch, Joe Cole	BBC

25 May 2006	Madejski Stadium, Reading (H)	Belarus	1–2	F ('B' team)	Jermaine Jenas	BBC

30 May 2006	Old Trafford, Manchester (H)	Hungary	3–1	F	Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Peter Crouch	BBC

3 June 2006	Old Trafford, Manchester (H)	Jamaica	6–0	F	Frank Lampard, Jermaine Taylor (o.g.), Michael Owen, Peter Crouch (3)	BBC

10 June 2006	FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt (N)	Paraguay	1–0	WCF	Carlos Gamarra (o.g.)	BBC

15 June 2006	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg (N)	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	WCF	Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard	BBC

20 June 2006	FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne (N)	Sweden	2–2	WCF	Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard	BBC

25 June 2006	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (N)	Ecuador	1–0	WCF	David Beckham	BBC

1 July 2006	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen (N)	Portugal	0–0 (FT), 0–0 (aet), 1–3 (P)	WCF	BBC

Sentence(s)

10 June 2006 — England open their World Cup campaign with a 1–0 win over Paraguay.

final_sentence: 10 June 2006 — England open their World Cup campaign with a 1–0 win over Paraguay.