1982 Kevin Keegan: England travelled to Spain full of confidence,albeit with their captain sidelined with a chronic back injury. RonGreenwood kept his faith in Keegan (pictured), hoping he would beable to influence England's campaign in the latter stages of thetournament, but a 26-minute cameo was not long enough for Keegan tofire England into the semi-finals. With England drawing 0-0 withSpain, a goal was needed to overtake Germany at the top of Group B.Greenwood threw on his skipper along with Trevor Brooking, who hadalso seen his tournament ruined by injury, but it was too little,too late as Keegan squandered a glorious chance to send Englandthrough.
1986 Bryan Robson: 'Captain Marvel' proudly led his country tothe 1986 World Cup in Mexico but had his dreams shattered just fourminutes into England's second game. Bobby Robson (pictured) opted torisk his skipper despite him suffering from a shoulder problem,picked up in a warm-up game. This decision backfired and Robson wasreplaced by Steve Hodge in the early stages of a disappointing drawwith Morocco. With Robson ruled out for the remainder of thecompetition, England soldiered on without their captain before beingcruelly dumped out of the World Cup by Diego Maradona's infamousdouble.
1990 Bryan Robson: Having recovered from the injury problemswhich shattered England's chances four years earlier, Robson went toItalia '90 even more determined than ever before. However, lightningstruck twice when an Achilles injury ruled him out of England'ssecond group game against Holland. His absence allowed David Plattto announce himself on the world stage with a stunning extra-timevolley against Belgium to send England through to the quarter-finals once again.
2002 David Beckham: Beckham secured England's place in Japan andSouth Korea with a spectacular right-footed free-kick against Greecebut it was his left foot which dominated the headlines in the build-up to the finals. The nation went metatarsal mad after Beckham(pictured) sustained a foot injury just eight weeks before thetournament. Beckham recovered in time to play in all five ofEngland's games and avenged his famous dismissal in 1998 by scoringa penalty to beat Argentina. Question marks remained over hisfitness though and his recent injury was widely blamed when Beckhamshirked a tackle in the build-up to Brazil's equaliser as Englandwere sent packing at the quarter-final stage.
2006 David Beckham: Beckham was still skipper for the 2006 WorldCup but ended the tournament with an injury and then tearfullyrelinquished the armband. He limped out of the quarter-final withPortugal after just 52 minutes and watched from the sidelines as yetanother penalty shoot-out spelt the end for England. He quit ascaptain the following day and faced a spell out of the team underSteve McClaren but he looked on course for a place in FabioCapello's squad for South Africa until a similar injury ruled himout of the reckoning.
1982 Kevin Keegan... [Derived headline]1982 Kevin Keegan: England travelled to Spain full of confidence,albeit with their captain sidelined with a chronic back injury. RonGreenwood kept his faith in Keegan (pictured), hoping he would beable to influence England's campaign in the latter stages of thetournament, but a 26-minute cameo was not long enough for Keegan tofire England into the semi-finals. With England drawing 0-0 withSpain, a goal was needed to overtake Germany at the top of Group B.Greenwood threw on his skipper along with Trevor Brooking, who hadalso seen his tournament ruined by injury, but it was too little,too late as Keegan squandered a glorious chance to send Englandthrough.
1986 Bryan Robson: 'Captain Marvel' proudly led his country tothe 1986 World Cup in Mexico but had his dreams shattered just fourminutes into England's second game. Bobby Robson (pictured) opted torisk his skipper despite him suffering from a shoulder problem,picked up in a warm-up game. This decision backfired and Robson wasreplaced by Steve Hodge in the early stages of a disappointing drawwith Morocco. With Robson ruled out for the remainder of thecompetition, England soldiered on without their captain before beingcruelly dumped out of the World Cup by Diego Maradona's infamousdouble.
1990 Bryan Robson: Having recovered from the injury problemswhich shattered England's chances four years earlier, Robson went toItalia '90 even more determined than ever before. However, lightningstruck twice when an Achilles injury ruled him out of England'ssecond group game against Holland. His absence allowed David Plattto announce himself on the world stage with a stunning extra-timevolley against Belgium to send England through to the quarter-finals once again.
2002 David Beckham: Beckham secured England's place in Japan andSouth Korea with a spectacular right-footed free-kick against Greecebut it was his left foot which dominated the headlines in the build-up to the finals. The nation went metatarsal mad after Beckham(pictured) sustained a foot injury just eight weeks before thetournament. Beckham recovered in time to play in all five ofEngland's games and avenged his famous dismissal in 1998 by scoringa penalty to beat Argentina. Question marks remained over hisfitness though and his recent injury was widely blamed when Beckhamshirked a tackle in the build-up to Brazil's equaliser as Englandwere sent packing at the quarter-final stage.
2006 David Beckham: Beckham was still skipper for the 2006 WorldCup but ended the tournament with an injury and then tearfullyrelinquished the armband. He limped out of the quarter-final withPortugal after just 52 minutes and watched from the sidelines as yetanother penalty shoot-out spelt the end for England. He quit ascaptain the following day and faced a spell out of the team underSteve McClaren but he looked on course for a place in FabioCapello's squad for South Africa until a similar injury ruled himout of the reckoning.
1982 Kevin Keegan... [Derived headline]1982 Kevin Keegan: England travelled to Spain full of confidence,albeit with their captain sidelined with a chronic back injury. RonGreenwood kept his faith in Keegan (pictured), hoping he would beable to influence England's campaign in the latter stages of thetournament, but a 26-minute cameo was not long enough for Keegan tofire England into the semi-finals. With England drawing 0-0 withSpain, a goal was needed to overtake Germany at the top of Group B.Greenwood threw on his skipper along with Trevor Brooking, who hadalso seen his tournament ruined by injury, but it was too little,too late as Keegan squandered a glorious chance to send Englandthrough.
1986 Bryan Robson: 'Captain Marvel' proudly led his country tothe 1986 World Cup in Mexico but had his dreams shattered just fourminutes into England's second game. Bobby Robson (pictured) opted torisk his skipper despite him suffering from a shoulder problem,picked up in a warm-up game. This decision backfired and Robson wasreplaced by Steve Hodge in the early stages of a disappointing drawwith Morocco. With Robson ruled out for the remainder of thecompetition, England soldiered on without their captain before beingcruelly dumped out of the World Cup by Diego Maradona's infamousdouble.
1990 Bryan Robson: Having recovered from the injury problemswhich shattered England's chances four years earlier, Robson went toItalia '90 even more determined than ever before. However, lightningstruck twice when an Achilles injury ruled him out of England'ssecond group game against Holland. His absence allowed David Plattto announce himself on the world stage with a stunning extra-timevolley against Belgium to send England through to the quarter-finals once again.
2002 David Beckham: Beckham secured England's place in Japan andSouth Korea with a spectacular right-footed free-kick against Greecebut it was his left foot which dominated the headlines in the build-up to the finals. The nation went metatarsal mad after Beckham(pictured) sustained a foot injury just eight weeks before thetournament. Beckham recovered in time to play in all five ofEngland's games and avenged his famous dismissal in 1998 by scoringa penalty to beat Argentina. Question marks remained over hisfitness though and his recent injury was widely blamed when Beckhamshirked a tackle in the build-up to Brazil's equaliser as Englandwere sent packing at the quarter-final stage.
2006 David Beckham: Beckham was still skipper for the 2006 WorldCup but ended the tournament with an injury and then tearfullyrelinquished the armband. He limped out of the quarter-final withPortugal after just 52 minutes and watched from the sidelines as yetanother penalty shoot-out spelt the end for England. He quit ascaptain the following day and faced a spell out of the team underSteve McClaren but he looked on course for a place in FabioCapello's squad for South Africa until a similar injury ruled himout of the reckoning.
1982 Kevin Keegan... [Derived headline]1982 Kevin Keegan: England travelled to Spain full of confidence,albeit with their captain sidelined with a chronic back injury. RonGreenwood kept his faith in Keegan (pictured), hoping he would beable to influence England's campaign in the latter stages of thetournament, but a 26-minute cameo was not long enough for Keegan tofire England into the semi-finals. With England drawing 0-0 withSpain, a goal was needed to overtake Germany at the top of Group B.Greenwood threw on his skipper along with Trevor Brooking, who hadalso seen his tournament ruined by injury, but it was too little,too late as Keegan squandered a glorious chance to send Englandthrough.
1986 Bryan Robson: 'Captain Marvel' proudly led his country tothe 1986 World Cup in Mexico but had his dreams shattered just fourminutes into England's second game. Bobby Robson (pictured) opted torisk his skipper despite him suffering from a shoulder problem,picked up in a warm-up game. This decision backfired and Robson wasreplaced by Steve Hodge in the early stages of a disappointing drawwith Morocco. With Robson ruled out for the remainder of thecompetition, England soldiered on without their captain before beingcruelly dumped out of the World Cup by Diego Maradona's infamousdouble.
1990 Bryan Robson: Having recovered from the injury problemswhich shattered England's chances four years earlier, Robson went toItalia '90 even more determined than ever before. However, lightningstruck twice when an Achilles injury ruled him out of England'ssecond group game against Holland. His absence allowed David Plattto announce himself on the world stage with a stunning extra-timevolley against Belgium to send England through to the quarter-finals once again.
2002 David Beckham: Beckham secured England's place in Japan andSouth Korea with a spectacular right-footed free-kick against Greecebut it was his left foot which dominated the headlines in the build-up to the finals. The nation went metatarsal mad after Beckham(pictured) sustained a foot injury just eight weeks before thetournament. Beckham recovered in time to play in all five ofEngland's games and avenged his famous dismissal in 1998 by scoringa penalty to beat Argentina. Question marks remained over hisfitness though and his recent injury was widely blamed when Beckhamshirked a tackle in the build-up to Brazil's equaliser as Englandwere sent packing at the quarter-final stage.
2006 David Beckham: Beckham was still skipper for the 2006 WorldCup but ended the tournament with an injury and then tearfullyrelinquished the armband. He limped out of the quarter-final withPortugal after just 52 minutes and watched from the sidelines as yetanother penalty shoot-out spelt the end for England. He quit ascaptain the following day and faced a spell out of the team underSteve McClaren but he looked on course for a place in FabioCapello's squad for South Africa until a similar injury ruled himout of the reckoning.
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