David Beckham's five best moments
- England 1-0 Ecuador
- World Cup Finals
- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
- 25 June 2006
With England struggling both against the sweltering heat and their South American opponents, it's that man Beckham again who sees England home, making history in the process.
After Frank Lampard was fouled 25 from yards from goal, Beckham stood over the ball with only one thing in his mind. The result was glorious, the ball curling over the wall and in off the post to the delight of the England fans.
Cue the mass celebration, soon followed by a bout of sickness as the England captain marvel throws up on the field before being substituted.
Having scored in the previous two World Cups (a free-kick against Colombia in 1998 and a penalty against Argentina four years later), Beckham became the first English player to score in three World Cups.
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- England v Wales
- World Cup Qualifier
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- 06 October 2004
Beckham gave the Old Trafford faithful a reminder of his wonderful talent with his first goal for England at the ground since leaving Manchester United.
With England leading through Frank Lampard's fourth minute strike, The Three Lions had to sit tight until the 76th minute for their second goal...but it was well worth the wait.
Collecting a short square pass from Nicky Butt as he loitered on the left hand side of the penalty box, Beckham switched the ball onto his right foot before sending a curling shot past the despairing Paul Jones.
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- England 1-0 Argentina
- World Cup Finals
- Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
- 07 June 2002
Four years after being sent off against the same opposition in St Etienne for a silly kick on Diego Simeone, the England captain exorcised his demons in a moment of pure theatre.
With the game evenly poised after 44 minutes, England were awarded a penalty following a foul on Michael Owen.
Beckham grabbed the ball and placed it on the spot. Simeone tried to shake hands in a moment of gamesmanship, but England's captain, hyperventilating, ignored the gesture and blasted the ball into the net.
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- England 2-2 Greece
- World Cup Qualifier
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- 06 October 2001
Trailing 2-1 to Greece, captain Beckham chose a wonderful moment to lead from the front.
Impeccable during the game in a supremely energetic performance, Beckham stood 25 yards from the Greece goal in the final minute knowing only a successful free-kick would see England through to the 2002 World Cup Finals. And how he delivered.
Impeccable during the game in a supremely energetic performance, Beckham stood 25 yards from the Greece goal in the final minute knowing only a successful free-kick would see England through to the 2002 World Cup Finals. And how he delivered.
With millions holding their breath, and watching on TV at home, Beckham curled in a sublime effort which sealed The Three Lions' passage to the Far East and condemned Germany to a play-off.
Arguably his greatest moment in an England shirt.
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- Germany 1-5 England
- World Cup Qualifier
- Olympic Stadium, Munich
- 01 September 2001
A day all England fans will recall with a smile.
England's hopes of automatic qualification for the 2002 World Cup Finals were fading fast after a poor start to the campaign, and it got worse when The Three Lions fell one down to Carsten Jancker's goal after six minutes.
But Beckham's England, inspired by Michael Owen's hat-trick, turned in a special display to rout the Germans on their home soil. Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey scored the other goals.
It was Beckham's eighth game in charge.
FA.com
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