Which England player was sent off during the England/Ukraine game in September 2012?
England at the FIFA World Cup first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a penalty shoot-out. Ricardo saved from Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Jamie Carragher; the only England player who converted his penalty was Owen Hargreaves. Portugal won the shoot-out 3-1, despite misses from Petit and Hugo Viana. This game was also Erickson's final match as England manager. Qualification for the first African World Cup went successfully for new England manager Fabio Capello, after previous manager Steve McClaren was unable to secure qualification to the Euro 2008. By winning nine times and only losing to Ukraine, England qualified ahead of Croatia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra.
History of the England national football team off for Monterrey, the England side then went to the Mediterranean climate of Los Angeles to play tournament hosts Mexico in a friendly, a game which England won 3-0 at the massive Memorial Coliseum there in Southern California. England had a poor start in group stages played in the intense 95°F+ (35°C) heat and humidity of Monterrey, losing to Portugal, and then drawing with Morocco in a game which saw Ray Wilkins become the first England player to be sent off at a World Cup and captain Bryan Robson helped from the field in agony, not to return again in