England do enough against Ecuador; through to quarter-final
{{date|June 25, 2006}}[[Image:World Cup 2006 logo.png|left|50px]] A [[w:David Beckham|David Beckham]] [[w:freekick|free kick]] was the difference as [[England]] went through to the quarter-finals of the [[w:2006 Fifa World Cup|2006 Fifa World Cup]] after a 1-0 win over [[Ecuador]], Sunday.
[[Image:Gottlieb-daimler-stadion.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart.]]
For the neutral [[w:football|football]] fan the game was not especially attractive to look at. There were only 7 shots on target in the 90 minutes and neither team controlled the play well. The scrappy match was broken by up 37 fouls.

The game had temperatures at around 90 degrees [[w:Fahrenheit|Fahrenheit]], which caused several English players, including Beckham, to suffer from heat exhaustion and dehydration. Beckham was sick on the pitch shortly after his goal and was substituted before the end. [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=372503&cc=5901]

Ecuador had the best of the first 45 minutes. The slow tempo of the game seemed to lead to simple errors of concentration from England and favoured Ecuador's passing play. 

Ecuador had slightly more ball possession over the game and also the first chance. [[w:John Terry|John Terry]]'s back header to his keeper fell short but [[w:Ashley Cole|Ashley Cole]] slid in to deflect [[w:Carlos Tenorio|Carlos Tenorio]]'s shot onto [[w:Paul Robinson|Paul Robinson]]'s crossbar.

In the second half England put more pressure on Ecuador's goal. However, passes into lone striker [[w:Wayne Rooney|Wayne Rooney]] – who played 90 minutes for the first time since he recovered from injury – were often off-target. 

England's best chance to score from free play followed Wayne Rooney trickery on the left touchline. The striker evaded his marker but [[w:Frank Lampard|Frank Lampard]] spooned Rooney's cut back high over the bar.

Beckham's free kick was a trademark fast curled pass from over 30 yards which beat the opposition wall and took a small touch off the fingertips of [[w:Cristian Mora|Cristian Mora]] before nestling into the bottom right corner of the net. The goal meant David Beckham had broken an English record by scoring in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups, the first English player ever to score in three different World Cups.

England were scheduled to meet the winner of game 52, [[Portugal]], in the quarter-final of the World Cup in [[w:Gelsenkirchen|Gelsenkirchen]] on July 1. 
[[Image:Fifa world cup org.jpg|top|right|50px]]
==Round of sixteen==

'''Match 51'''
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Attendance: 52'000

==Formations==
===England===
[[Image:Flag of England.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|- <!--Add five to create new line  -->
|
|
|
|
|
|- <!--Goalkeeper -->
|
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Paul Robinson (GK) 78'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|
|
|-  <!--Defenders -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Owen Hargreaves
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Rio Ferdinand
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] John Terry 18'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Ashley Cole
|- <!--Defensive midfield players -->
|
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Michael Carrick
|
|
|-  <!-- Midfield players / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] David Beckham (C) [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Joe Cole
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Steven Gerrard
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Frank Lampard
|
|-   <!-- Strikers -->
|
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of England.svg|11px|bottom]] Wayne Rooney
|
|
|}

''Substitutes''
* 77' Jamie Carragher 82'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] for Joe Cole 
* 87' Aaron Lennon for Beckham 
* 92'+ Stewart Downing for Steven Gerrard

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''
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===Ecuador===
[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-  <!-- Goalkeeper -->
|
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Cristian Mora (GK)
|
|
|-   <!-- Defenders -->
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Ulises De La Cruz 67'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Ivan Hurtado (C)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Giovanny Espinoza
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Neicer Reasco
|-  <!-- Defensive midfield player -->
|
|
|
|
|
|-   <!-- Midfield player / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Luis Valencia 24'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Edwin Tenorio
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Segundo Castillo
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Edison Mendez
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
|
|
|
|
|
|-  <!-- Strikers -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Carlos Tenorio 37'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|11px|bottom]] Augustin Delgado
|
|}

''Substitutes''
* 69' Christian Lara for Edwin Tenorio
* 72' Ivan Kaviedes for Carlos Tenorio
* 

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''

==Officials==

[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|25px]] Referee: Frank De Bleeckere [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] [[image:Red card.svg|10px]]

[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Peter Hermans

[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Walter Vromans

[[Image:Flag of Colombia.svg|15px]] Fourth referee: Oscar Ruiz

[[Image:Flag of Colombia.svg|15px]] Fifth referee: Jose Navia

==Related news==

[[Portugal overcome Netherlands 1-0 on way to quarter-final]]

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991536.stm
|title= England 1-0 Ecuador
|author= 
|pub=BBC Online
|date=June 25, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/match/51/mr.html
|title= Fifa match report 
|author= 
|pub= Fifa
|date=June 25, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=372503&cc=5901
|title=Beckham's free kick seals England win
|author=
|pub=ESPN (AP)
|date=June 25, 2006}}

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50px A David Beckham free kick was the difference as England went through to the quarter-finals of the 2006 Fifa World Cup after a 1-0 win over Ecuador, Sunday.
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart.
For the neutral football fan the game was not especially attractive to look at. There were only 7 shots on target in the 90 minutes and neither team controlled the play well. The scrappy match was broken by up 37 fouls.

The game had temperatures at around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, which caused several English players, including Beckham, to suffer from heat exhaustion and dehydration. Beckham was sick on the pitch shortly after his goal and was substituted before the end. 

Ecuador had the best of the first 45 minutes. The slow tempo of the game seemed to lead to simple errors of concentration from England and favoured Ecuador's passing play. 

Ecuador had slightly more ball possession over the game and also the first chance. John Terry's back header to his keeper fell short but Ashley Cole slid in to deflect Carlos Tenorio's shot onto Paul Robinson's crossbar.

In the second half England put more pressure on Ecuador's goal. However, passes into lone striker Wayne Rooney – who played 90 minutes for the first time since he recovered from injury – were often off-target. 

England's best chance to score from free play followed Wayne Rooney trickery on the left touchline. The striker evaded his marker but Frank Lampard spooned Rooney's cut back high over the bar.

Beckham's free kick was a trademark fast curled pass from over 30 yards which beat the opposition wall and took a small touch off the fingertips of Cristian Mora before nestling into the bottom right corner of the net. The goal meant David Beckham had broken an English record by scoring in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups, the first English player ever to score in three different World Cups.

England were scheduled to meet the winner of game 52, Portugal, in the quarter-final of the World Cup in Gelsenkirchen on July 1. 
50px
Attendance: 52'000


Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottom Paul Robinson (GK) 78'10px

bottom Owen Hargreaves

bottom Rio Ferdinand

bottom John Terry 18'10px

bottom Ashley Cole

bottom Michael Carrick

bottom David Beckham (C) 12px

bottom Joe Cole

bottom Steven Gerrard

bottom Frank Lampard

bottom Wayne Rooney

Substitutes
* 77' Jamie Carragher 82'10px for Joe Cole 
* 87' Aaron Lennon for Beckham 
* 92'+ Stewart Downing for Steven Gerrard

12px denotes one goal scored.
----


Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottom Cristian Mora (GK)

bottom Ulises De La Cruz 67'10px

bottom Ivan Hurtado (C)

bottom Giovanny Espinoza

bottom Neicer Reasco

bottom Luis Valencia 24'10px

bottom Edwin Tenorio

bottom Segundo Castillo

bottom Edison Mendez

bottom Carlos Tenorio 37'10px

bottom Augustin Delgado

Substitutes
* 69' Christian Lara for Edwin Tenorio
* 72' Ivan Kaviedes for Carlos Tenorio
* 

12px denotes one goal scored.

20px Assistant referee: Peter Hermans

20px Assistant referee: Walter Vromans

15px Fourth referee: Oscar Ruiz

15px Fifth referee: Jose Navia
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