OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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ENGLAND<br />
England<br />
Population: 53 million<br />
Main language: English<br />
Life expectancy: 81 years<br />
GDP per person: $35800<br />
Capital city: London<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Association founded: 1963<br />
No. footballers / registered: 4,164,110 / 1,485,910<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 10<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 3 (Jul-12+)<br />
Continental titles: -<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 14 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970,<br />
1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Winners 1966<br />
Biggest win: by 3 goals (several times)<br />
Biggest loss: 2-4 v Uruguay (1954)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: UEFA Group H winners<br />
Australia's record against England (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 6 1 2 3<br />
Under-20 3 0 1 2<br />
Under-17 1 0 0 1<br />
Group D<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in England<br />
Population count (2011 census): 911600<br />
17.2 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 5.3 4.4 61.9 28.4<br />
Median age: 53.6 years<br />
Sex ratio: 101.7 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 40.6 37.2 22.2<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 68.6 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),<br />
Berwick (Vic), Canning Vale (WA)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
06-09-13 Moldova W 4-0 London<br />
10-09-13 Ukraine D 0-0 Kyiv<br />
11-10-13 Montenegro W 4-1 London<br />
15-10-13 Poland W 2-0 London<br />
15-11-13 Chile L 0-2 London<br />
19-11-13 Germany L 0-1 London<br />
05-03-14 Denmark W 1-0 London<br />
30-05-14 Peru W 3-0 London<br />
04-06-14 Ecuador D 2-2 Miami Gardens<br />
07-06-14 Honduras D 0-0 Miami Gardens<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 11<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – ENGLAND<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Joe HART GK 19-04-87 / 27 191cm 40 (0) Manchester City, England<br />
2 Glen JOHNSON DF 23-08-84 / 29 180cm 51 (1) Liverpool, England<br />
3 Leighton BAINES DF 11-12-84 / 29 172cm 23 (1) Everton, England<br />
4 Steven GERRARD MF 30-05-80 / 34 185cm 110 (21) Liverpool, England<br />
5 Gary CAHILL DF 19-12-85 / 28 191cm 23 (3) Chelsea, England<br />
6 Phil JAGIELKA DF 17-08-82 / 31 183cm 25 (2) Everton, England<br />
7 Jack WILSHERE MF 01-01-92 / 22 172cm 17 (0) Arsenal, England<br />
8 Frank LAMPARD MF 20-06-78 / 35 181cm 104 (29) Chelsea, England<br />
9 Daniel STURRIDGE FW 01-09-89 / 24 179cm 11 (4) Liverpool, England<br />
10 Wayne ROONEY FW 24-10-85 / 28 176cm 91 (39) Manchester United, England<br />
11 Danny WELBECK FW 26-11-90 / 23 184cm 23 (8) Manchester United, England<br />
12 Chris SMALLING DF 22-11-89 / 24 194cm 12 (0) Manchester United, England<br />
13 Ben FOSTER GK 03-04-83 / 31 193cm 7 (0) West Bromwich Albion, England<br />
14 Jordan HENDERSON MF 17-06-90 / 23 187cm 10 (0) Liverpool, England<br />
15 Alex OXLADE CHAMBERLAIN MF 15-08-93 / 20 180cm 15 (3) Arsenal, England<br />
16 Phil JONES DF 21-02-92 / 22 185cm 10 (0) Manchester United, England<br />
17 James MILNER MF 04-01-86 / 28 175cm 47 (1) Manchester City, England<br />
18 Rickie LAMBERT FW 16-02-82 / 32 188cm 5 (3) Southampton, England<br />
19 Raheem STERLING MF 08-12-94 / 19 170cm 4 (0) Liverpool, England<br />
20 Adam LALLANA MF 10-05-88 / 26 179cm 5 (0) Southampton, England<br />
21 Ross BARKLEY MF 05-12-93 / 20 185cm 5 (0) Everton, England<br />
22 Fraser FORSTER GK 17-03-88 / 26 201cm 1 (0) Celtic, Scotland<br />
23 Luke SHAW DF 12-07-95 / 18 184cm 2 (0) Southampton, England<br />
COACH: Roy Hodgson (England) age 66 years<br />
Coach of England since 2012<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): 1994 (Switzerland) Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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