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England 1 Paraguay 0
Sven-Goran Eriksson beat England’s opening-day jinx by beating Paraguay.
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CourtsSoccerWorld CupPerson: Sven-Goran ErikssonPerson: ErikssonPerson: Wayne RooneyPerson: Michael OwenPerson: David BeckhamPerson: Steven GerrardPerson: ParaguayansPerson: Carlos GamarraPerson: BeckhamPerson: Joe ColePerson: GamarraPerson: OwenPerson: Justo VillarPerson: VillarPerson: Aldo BobadillaPerson: Peter CrouchPerson: GerrardPerson: Frank LampardPerson: Paul RobinsonPerson: Cristian RiverosPerson: Nelson ValdezPerson: Roque Santa CruzPerson: Stewart DowningPerson: Theo WalcottPerson: Jermain DefoePerson: WalcottPerson: DowningPerson: CrouchPerson: Gary NevillePerson: RooneyPerson: RobinsonPerson: ValdezPerson: Owen HargreavesEvent: New Year’s EveEvent: World CupOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: ParaguayOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: TunisiaOrganisation: BrazilOrganisation: ArgentinaOrganisation: Bayern MunichOrganisation: JamaicaOrganisation: CaribbeanOrganisation: Trinidad
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