When Australia beat England's 'Golden Generation'
Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Sky Sports
4.0 • 760 Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In February 2003, sandwiched between a dominant Australia Ashes win and England’s famous rugby World Cup triumph Down Under, the Aussies beat England at football for the very first time.
It was the night when Sven-Goran Eriksson changed the entire England team at half-time, Wayne Rooney made his international debut and Australia landed a painful blow on their big sporting rivals.
Peter Smith reflects on that game with players who were on the pitch...
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| 0:18.6 | it means you can enjoy the moments with them. |
| 0:24.6 | When you play, play safe with Bet365. The last kick of the game. A great night for Sven Giro and Erickson. |
| 0:39.3 | But a wonderful one for Frank Farina in Australia. |
| 0:42.3 | Two games in one if you like, but the record books will show |
| 0:47.3 | that Australia's first full international against England in England |
| 0:51.3 | finished with a three one win. |
| 0:55.0 | Probably the last of the Australian teams to beat England in all sports. |
| 1:00.0 | So to be given that opportunity was, you know, for all of us it was, you know, even sweeter because it was England. |
| 1:08.0 | But it was another one of those moments for us to prove to everyone |
| 1:13.0 | that Australians, you know, could play football. |
| 1:15.5 | You know, did we really believe that we could beat England? |
| 1:17.9 | Absolutely. |
| 1:18.9 | Absolutely. |
| 1:19.9 | England versus Australia. |
| 1:20.9 | It's one of the great rivalries in sport. |
| 1:23.9 | And the two countries go head to head again on Friday night at Wembley Stadium. |
| 1:27.4 | Friendly, hardly. |
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