A fantastic denouement occurred in the correspondence confrontation between England and Germany. Both teams scored the same number of points before the last round of qualifying, but the difference between goals scored and goals conceded by the English team was much better. According to many experts, England and Germany had to win at home their rivals and stay in their places. But in the end, Germany at home failed to crack the defense of the Finnish national team and until the last minutes was in first place in the group, as the British at home lost to the Greeks with the score 1: 2. The climax of the match came on 93 minutes, when Manchester United midfielder David Beckham brilliantly executed a free kick at his home stadium and led his team to the final stage of the world Cup. The England team for most of the playing time looked like a pale shadow of the team that defeated Germany 5-1 away. The Greek national team played very competently and carried out the sharpest attacks. On 17 minutes, Martin, who replaced the injured Seaman in the England goal, parried Karagounis ' dangerous shot. Then Charisteas from a vantage point struck above the gate, and Martin parried two more dangerous strikes by Zagorakis. On 36 minutes, the Greek national team scored a logical goal. After a series of errors by Ashley Cole and Ferdinand, the ball ended up with Patsatsoglou, from whose pass Charisteas left no chance for Martin. In the second half, with Andy Cole on the field, the English managed to seize the initiative, but it was the Greeks who had to score the second goal. Twice Giorgos Karagounis hit almost point blank on the goal of the English national team, but Martin played superbly. On 67 minutes, England veteran Teddy Sheringham came on as a substitute and almost equalised with his first touch. David Beckham with a free kick hung in the goalkeeper and Sheringham headbutt sent the ball into the net. But the tie lasted only a minute. Loser of the match defender Rio Ferdinand made another blunder and striker Greek AEK Nikolaidis again brought his team forward. However, it is worth noting the English national team, which desperately fought until the last minutes of the match. In the end, on 93 minutes, David Beckham with a free kick from 25 meters scored the return goal and led his team to the final stage of the world Cup.
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