Eriksson keeps faith with team as temperatures soar

Fri, 21 Jun, 2002 - 08:16

Sven-Goran Eriksson kept faith with the players who have taken England to the World Cup quarter-finals as Michael Owen passed a fitness test to take on Brazil.

With Owen declared fit after a groin injury, Eriksson picked an unchanged side for the third consecutive game.

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