GAMBLOG UK - WE ARE ENGLAND - England 1 Paraguay 0

1st Half (England 1 - Paraguay 0)
The first half was all England pressing the play, thereby keeping the Paraguay players busy with their defensive duties. I think the Paraguayans defended reasonably well after a shaky looking first 10 minutes. The Paraguayan 1'st choice keeper Villar had to be replaced by stopper Bobadilla on 6 minutes.

Full Time - (England 1 Paraguay 0)
The heat told on the England players in the second half. The Paraguayans got stronger and stronger throughout the game, understandably unaffected by the high temperature(90's). The Mexican referee would'nt allow water to be taken on board during natural breaks in play, which was rather odd considering.

Michael Owen was replaced after 55 minutes by Sven, bringing on Downing. England went to a 4-4-1-1 formation, Joe Cole in behind Crouch, with Downing going left midfield. Joe Cole was dangerous for a bit, but the Paraguayans called his number pretty quickly.

Sven took off Joe Cole with about 10 to go and brought on Hargreaves to protect the back 4. The 4-5-1 formation did'nt work so well to the naked eye, but the Paraguayans never got the equaliser, which is all that matters.