2004 FA Summer Tournament

The FA Summer Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in England, from 30 May to 5 June 2004. Host nation England, Japan and Iceland all participated in the tournament. All matches took place at the City of Manchester Stadium, home of club Manchester City.[1]

2004 FA Summer Tournament
City of Manchester Stadium (venue for the tournament)
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates30 May – 5 June 2004
Teams3 (from two confederations)
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up Japan
Third place Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored14 (4.67 per match)
Attendance85,166 (28,389 per match)
Top scorer(s) Heiðar Helguson
(three goals)

This three nation mini tournament was arranged as the preparatory exercise for England, just before UEFA Euro 2004 began. It featured England’s squad for that tournament, which had been named on 17 May 2004. They won the tournament on goal difference from Japan, having been held to a draw by them, but defeating Iceland, via a greater margin.[2][3]

Results

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Iceland vs Japan
Iceland 2 – 3 Japan
Helguson  5', 50' Report Kubo  21', 36'
Alex  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,085
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
ICELAND:
GK1Árni Gautur Arason
DF2Ívar Ingimarsson
DF5Pétur Marteinsson
DF7Hermann Hreiðarsson
MF10Thordur Guðjónsson
MF4Joey Guðjónsson
MF6Brynjar Gunnarsson 82'
MF8Arnar Grétarsson
MF3Indriði Sigurðsson 75'
FW11Heiðar Helguson
FW9Eiður Guðjohnsen (c)
Substitutions:
FW18Marel Baldvinsson 75'
Managers:
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson & Logi Ólafsson
JAPAN:
GK1Seigo Narazaki
DF22Yuji Nakazawa
DF5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
DF3Keisuke Tsuboi 46'
MF21Akira Kaji
MF18Shinji Ono 60'
MF6Junichi Inamoto 46'
MF14Alex
MF10Shunsuke Nakamura 46'
FW9Tatsuhiko Kubo 46'
FW20Keiji Tamada 46'
Substitutions:
MF4Yasuhito Endō 60'
MF8Mitsuo Ogasawara 46'
FW11Takayuki Suzuki 46'
FW13Atsushi Yanagisawa 46'
MF15Takashi Fukunishi 46'
MF19Masashi Motoyama 46'
Manager:
Zico

England vs Japan
England 1 – 1 Japan
Owen  22' Report Ono  53'
Attendance: 38,581
ENGLAND:
GK1David James
RB2Gary Neville 86'
CB6John Terry 88'
CB5Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole
MF8Paul Scholes 77'
MF7David Beckham (c) 82'
MF4Steven Gerrard 82'
MF11Frank Lampard 82'
FW10Michael Owen 77'
FW9Wayne Rooney 77'
Substitutions:
DF14Phil Neville 86'
DF15Ledley King 88'
MF17Nicky Butt 82'
MF18Owen Hargreaves 82'
MF19Joe Cole 82'
MF20Kieron Dyer 77'
FW21Emile Heskey 77'
FW23Darius Vassell 77'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
JAPAN:
GK1Seigo Narazaki
DF22Yuji Nakazawa
DF5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
DF3Keisuke Tsuboi
MF14Alex
MF18Shinji Ono
MF6Junichi Inamoto 75'
MF21Akira Kaji
MF10Shunsuke Nakamura
FW20Keiji Tamada 60'
FW9Tatsuhiko Kubo 60'
Substitutions:
FW11Takayuki Suzuki 60'
FW13Atsushi Yanagisawa 60'
MF15Takashi Fukunishi 75'
Manager:
Zico

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)

England vs Iceland
England 6 – 1 Iceland
Lampard  25'
Rooney  27', 38'
Vassell  57', 77'
Bridge  68'		 Report Helguson  49'
Attendance: 43,500
ENGLAND:
GK1Paul Robinson 60'
RB2Gary Neville 46'
CB6Jamie Carragher 84'
CB5Sol Campbell 46'
LB3Ashley Cole 46'
MF8Paul Scholes 46'
MF7David Beckham (c) 46'
MF4Steven Gerrard 46'
MF11Frank Lampard 46'
FW10Michael Owen 46'
FW9Wayne Rooney 46'
Substitutions:
DF12Wayne Bridge 46'
DF14Phil Neville 46'
DF15Ledley King 46'
FW16Jermain Defoe 84'
MF17Nicky Butt 46'
MF18Owen Hargreaves 46'
MF19Joe Cole 46'
MF20Kieron Dyer 46'
FW21Emile Heskey 46'
GK22Ian Walker 60'
FW23Darius Vassell 46'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
ICELAND:
GK1Árni Gautur Arason
DF2Ívar Ingimarsson
DF3Indriði Sigurðsson 69'
DF5Pétur Marteinsson 46'
MF7Hermann Hreiðarsson
MF10Thordur Guðjónsson 78'
MF4Joey Guðjónsson 88'
MF8Arnar Grétarsson
FW9Eiður Guðjohnsen (c)
FW6Heiðar Helguson 86'
FW11Helgi Sigurðsson 78'
Substitutions:
DF13Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 46'
DF14Auðun Helgason 88'
DF15Hjálmar Jónsson 78'
FW16Tryggvi Guðmundsson 86'
MF17Bjarni Guðjónsson 69'
MF19Jóhann Guðmundsson 78'
Managers:
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson & Logi Ólafsson

Assistant referees:
Jantinus Meints (Netherlands)
Gyuri Takács (Netherlands)

Final Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 211072+54
 Japan 211043+14
 Iceland 200239–60

Goalscorers

References
  1. "Japan win fails to ease Zico's fears". independent.co.uk. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "England 1-1 Japan". news.bbc.co.uk. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "England crush Iceland". news.bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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