England’s isolated Soccer Worldcup triumph was a home win in 1966. However this glory is now a vague recollection as the team neglected to attest their title as predicted, in 1970. Their failure to qualify in three world soccer qualifying games has also impacted the team’s overall success.
However, after a chain of feeble performance under Sven-Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren, there seems to be a refreshing boost of energy in the team thanks to coach Fabio Capello. With a new gleam of faith for the Three Lions’ squad, the team needs to recuperate their stature. With their existing display of confidence and the fact that the weather conditions throughout the South Africa Worldcup 2010 will be in their favor, England certainly have the ability of at least obtaining a semi-final standing.
The Key Soccer Worldcup Players
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has revealed immense devotion and is the best goal scorer having scored 9 goals in 9 matches. Contributing goal scorers are midfielders Steven Gerrard (3) and Frank Lampard (4). Front-man Peter Crouch is not to be ignored with his four strikes in an equal amount of games and Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe demonstrating his skill with 3 goals in only 135 minutes of play. John Terry and Frank Lampard (10) have had the most Soccer Worldcup appearances of the Three Lions’ soccer team.
England’s Coach
Fabio Capello was born on June 18, 1946 in San Canzian d’Isonzo, Italy and has won many honors including multiple Serie A and La Liga titles. As a player for Italy, Capello’s greatest game was ironically in 1973 versus England at Wembley. Notorious for his stickler style, Capello has had a massive influence on the England soccer team and has reformed them from a position of despair to one of optimism as they go into the South Africa Worldcup 2010 as genuine candidates.
England FIFA Soccer Worldcup Successes
- England’s entrance to Soccer Worldcup was in 1950 in Brazil and since then they have taken part in 11 global showpieces. Their solitary glory was on home ground in 1966.
- On October 8, 2005, England began a chain of ten consecutive victories in FIFA World Soccer qualifiers. However this came to an abrupt end on October 10, 2009 when they were over-powered 1-0 by Ukraine.
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