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.