England Home Shirt 2002

In 2002, England, managed by Sven-Göran Eriksson, competed at the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The squad featured a golden generation with David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard (injured and absent), Rio Ferdinand, and a young Ashley Cole. In the group stage, they drew 1–1 with Sweden, beat Argentina 1–0 thanks to Beckham’s penalty, and drew 0–0 with Nigeria to progress. In the last 16, England defeated Denmark 3–0 with goals from Ferdinand, Owen, and Emile Heskey. Their run ended in the quarter-finals, losing 2–1 to Brazil after Ronaldinho’s famous looping free-kick beat David Seaman.