Clockwatch: Greece 0-2 England

Minute-by-minute action from Athens where England beat Greece with goals from Paul Scholes and David Beckham.

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Full-time: Greece 0-2 England

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93 mins: The referee blows for full-time.

90 mins: Eriksson's side stand within three minutes of a wonderful victory.

87 mins: England slow the pace of the game down considerably in the knowledge that, at 2-0, they can now qualify automatically for the World Cup with a win in Germany.

85 mins: Beckham is brought down 25 yards from goal. The Manchester United midfielder confidently places the ball and thumps the resulting free-kick beyond the stunned keeper.
Greece 0-2 England

83 mins: Newcastle centre-back Nikos Dabizas heads wide from a corner whipped in from the left.

81 mins: Beckham takes a short corner, feeding Cole but his ball into the box evades his Arsenal teammate Martin Keown.

77 mins: Alan Smith makes his second appearance for England, replacing a tired Robbie Fowler.

75 mins: McManaman, anxious to impress, breaks down the left but his miscued cross ends up in the stand.

74 mins: Steve McManaman, who many people expected to start the match, replaces Heskey on the left wing. Fissas is booked for a rash challenge on Fowler.

71 mins: Cole, who has been outstanding throughout the match, blocks a close range shot from Yiannakopoulos to preserve England's lead.

68 mins: Cole is booked for a reckless challenge on Zagorakis.

63 mins: A sweet move involving Phil Neville and Heskey sees Paul Scholes prod home from close range as England finally break the deadlock.
Greece 0-1 England

62 mins Fowler sends a poor shot well clear of the bar after a flowing move from midfield.

Owen challenges for the ball

59 mins: Heskey is inches away from connecting with Beckham's pinpoint free-kick as England begin to press.

57 mins: Vrizas is booked for a poor challenge on Cole.

54 mins: Greece earn a dangerous free-kick on the edge of the box but, once again, the skipper is there with a crucial intervention.

53 mins: Heskey waltzes past the lunging challenge of his marker, skips into the area but his ball across the face of goal is well dealt with.

52 mins: Greece enjoy an impressive spell, frustrating the England forwards with their possession.

48 mins: Gerrard and Beckham dazzle the Greek defence with a swift exchange of passes but the Liverpool midfielder's pull-back fails to find a white shirt.

46 mins: As Greece earn a free-kick deep into the England half, Beckham is forced to clear the lines with a crucial header.

45 mins: Michael Owen gets the second half underway.

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Half-time: Greece 0-0 England

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45 mins: David Seaman juggles a long range shot from Liberopoulos.

43 mins: Beckham's through ball puts Scholes behind the Greek defence but once again the linesman dubiously puts his flag up for offside.

39 mins: Eriksson's side continue to live dangerously as Steven Gerrard's perfectly timed tackle on Zagorakis rescues England again.

34 mins: Owen breaks again but is adjudged to be offside. However, replays clearly show the young striker is well on side.

32 mins: Fowler sends Owen clear but the Liverpool striker blazes his shot wide of the Greek goal.

27 mins: England begin to settle with Heskey earning a free-kick 25 yards out from goal. Beckham's resulting shot screams inches wide. The injured Karagounis makes way for Liberopoulos.

22 mins: Owen's cross from the right of the area is steered inches over the bar by Fowler.

20 mins: Fowler's goalbound header is acrobatically tipped around the post by Nikopolidis.

17 mins: Ashley Cole, making his third appearance in an England shirt makes a crucial intervention in the area, saving Eriksson's side with a crucial intervention in the area.

16 mins: Basinas escapes the clutches of his marker, sending a rasping drive inches over the bar.

13 mins: Beckham's cross causes chaos in the Greek area but Goumas does well to clear under pressure from Heskey and Robbie Fowler.

10 mins: After a slow start, the Greeks begin to knock the ball around with real confidence.

8 mins: England's off-side trap is nearly caught out by Vrizas.

5 mins:Heskey's foray down the left causes mayhem in the box.

3 mins: Emile Heskey earns England a corner with a wonderful shot.

0 mins: Greece get the game underway.

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Greece: Nikopolidis, Mavrogenidis, Fissas, Dabizas, Ouzoundis, Goumas, Basinas, Zagorakis, Machlas, Karagounis, Vrizas. Subs: Lakis, Konstantinidis, Vokolos, Kateryiannakis, Yiannakopoulos, Liberopoulos, Alexandris.

England: Seaman, Phil Neville, Keown, Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Beckham, Scholes, Gerrard, Heskey, Owen, Fowler. Subs: Carragher, Martyn, Southgate, Butt, McManaman, Smith, Sheringham.

Referee: Rune Pederson (Norway)