England 1-0 Ecuador

Tottenham Hotspur's Michael Carrick gets his first start of the tournament as Sven-Goran Eriksson alters England's midfield

With more freedom to push forward, Frank Lampard unsuccessfully tries to create a chance for Wayne Rooney

England have a lucky escape in the 10th minute when only a last-ditch block by Ashley Cole stops Carlos Tenorio scoring

Rooney has his first shot as the Europeans look to take the initiative but his floated effort fails to test Cristian Mora

John Terry appears to be below his best in the opening stages and receives a yellow card for a foul on Carlos Tenorio

A 34th-minute free-kick comes England's way, but the game remains goalless as David Beckham places it just wide

The South Americans finish the half strongly but England's defence remain unbeaten at the interval

Another chance falls to Beckham on the hour and this time he makes no mistake, squeezing the ball inside Mora's post

The goal creates history as Beckham becomes the first England player to score in three World Cup tournaments

An error by Ferdinand gives Luis Valencia a chance to level the scores soon after but Paul Robinson makes the save

With England spurning several chances to double their lead, Ecuador fashion a few more opportunities of their own

Eriksson's team soak up the pressure but receive a scare when Robinson goes down injured - he recovers though