England vs Trinidad & Tobago in Nürnberg.

Japan's Toru Kamikawa became the first referee to officiate his second match at the 2006 World Cup Finals; during Poland vs Ecuador he only dished out three yellow cards.

The first chance for England came when Peter Crouch, on the left, pulled the ball back for Frank Lampard in the middle. Shaka Hislop couldn't hold the Chelsea midfielder's shot but Michael Owen wasn't alert enough to the rebound. 5 Minutes gone.

Ten minutes later, the Chelsea pair of Frank Lampard and Joe Cole combined together on the left, before Cole sent in a cross to Peter Crouch at the far post. Crouch slid in to get to the ball before Hislop but his touch rolled wide.

After twenty minutes, with two yellow cards to their credit, Trinidad & Tobago decided to try and push forward and attack the England goal.

England fans sung a chorus of the National Anthem to try and lift their team.
Otherwise, a fairly non-eventful first half-hour; as Wayne Rooney warmed up on the touchline.

If England failed to get out of first gear against Paraguay, they were struggling to knock the lever out of neutral here.

Trinidad & Tobago didn't show the same early energy as they did against Sweden but as the half wore on, they started to feel they could get something out of the game; maybe not just a draw.

Just before half-time, John Terry had to do an overhead-kick to keep Trinidad & Tobago from going into the break one goal up.

Half-time: (0:0).

Finally, the moment all of England had been waiting for, apart form Sir Alex Ferguson (but he's Scottish); Wayne Rooney took a deep breath and entered the cauldron; just before the hour.

The first 'almost' world class move I've seen England put together, so far this tournament, happened in the 77th minute; when Peter Crouch chested the ball down to Wayne Rooney, on his left, who passed straight back. Crouch then flicked the ball into the box for Lampard to shoot; sadly, straight at Hislop.

Finally, with seven minutes left, Beckham's right-wing cross floated onto Peter Crouch's head. As a couple of defenders can testify, you don't have to do much for the goal to go into the net when 'Becks' gets the right spin on the ball.

In the last minute of the game, Steven Gerrard's left foot made the scoreline look respectable; although Stern John would still get a goal ruled out for offside.

Final Score:
England 2 - Trinidad & Tobago 0

Goalscorers:
1:0 Peter Crouch (83)
2:0 Steven Gerrard (90)

And the England Fans could sing with more conviction: "Football's Coming Home!"

Then of course, the national anthem to follow.

Teams
England: (Captain David Beckham)
1 Paul Robinson; 3 Ashley Cole, 5 Rio Ferdinand, 6 John Terry, 15 Jamie Carragher; 4 Steven Gerrard, 7 David Beckham, 8 Frank Lampard, 11 Joe Cole; 10 Michael Owen, 21 Peter Crouch.

Trinidad & Tobago: (Captain Dwight Yorke)
1 Shaka Hislop; 5 Brent Sancho, 6 Dennis Lawrence, 7 Christopher Birchall, 8 Cyd Gray; 9 Aurtis Whitley, 11 Carlos Edwards, 18 Densill Theobald, 19 Dwight Yorke; 14 Stern John, 15 Kenwyne Jones.

Referee:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)