Quiz! Can you name every England player in the friendly loss against Australia in 2003?

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Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson famously picked a different XI in each half – but can you recall all 22 from the 3-1 defeat at Upton Park?

England and Australia walk out for a friendly at Upton Park in February 2003.
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Eight minutes on the clock, 22 players to guess!

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England face Australia for the eighth time on Friday night as the two teams meet in a friendly at Wembley.

The Three Lions have won four of the previous seven, including a 2-1 victory in their last meeting at Sunderland's Stadium of Light in 2016, when Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou was in charge of the Socceroos.

Of the other three matches, two were draws, but Australia bagged a 3-1 win at Upton Park in their sixth meeting, which was played at Upton Park in February 2003.

England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson famously picked a different XI in each half at the Boleyn Ground, but it was an evening to forget for the Three Lions. One legend did make his debut that night, though...

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Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.