England v Nigeria: Key moments

The moments that mattered.

3 mins: Paul Scholes’ 20-yard attempt goes a yard wide.

6: David Beckham’s 40-yard ball, intended for Michael Owen, is intercepted by the Nigeria backline.

7: After a promising opening by Nigeria, Julius Aghahowa beats Ashley Cole - but the England left-back recovers to deflect his cross to David Seaman.

18: England break forward and Nicky Butt’s long ball finds Danny Mills. His first-time cross is met by Emile Heskey at the near-post and keeper Vincent Enyeama saves.

20: Beckham cuts inside from the left and curls a 25-yarder goalwards. Enyeama gathers.

30: Seaman spills Jay Jay Okocha’s 20-yard free-kick and Aghahowa pokes the follow-up wide.

32: Beckham’s ambitious 35-yard set-piece comfortably gathered by Enyeama.

35: Beckham’s drilled crossfield-ball picks out Owen - who slices through the Africans’ backline in a manner reminiscent of his wonder goal against Argentina in France 98. Shot deflected.

36: Benedict Akwuegbu plays a one-two with James Obiorah and shoots. Seaman parries well at the near post.

40: Okocha’s flashes a 25-yarder well wide.

41: Heskey half-wins a header from a cross - and from the scramble that follows, Butt blasts over from outside the box.

44: The England pressure mounts and Scholes thunders the ball goalwards from 22 yards. Enyeama pulls off a sensational save, tipping the ball onto the post.

48: Sol Campbell sells Rio Ferdinand short and Aghahowa nips in. Mills races back to tackle.

56: Beckham’s 30-yard free-kick curls a yard over Enyeama’s goal.

59: Owen throws himself at Heskey’s cross and just fails to make contact.

64: Beckham fires another 30-yard set-piece over the top.

66: Okocha’s run-and-shot founders on Seaman’s solid save.

66: Trevor Sinclair breaks immediately and his cross just fails to find Heskey.

72: Scholes powers forward on a 50-yard run, eventually losing possession on the edge of the Africans’ area.

76: Cole’s cross deflects off Owen and falls to substitute Teddy Sheringham. Just eight yards from goal, he cannot control his shot and the balls goes over.

78: Another Cole cross almost results in a freak goal, with the ball skimming the Nigeria crosbar.