Beckham failed to impress in Germany - despite scoring a match-winning free-kick against Ecuador in the second round - and Eriksson was widely criticised for his unbending loyalty towards his captain seemingly irrespective of form.

• 贝克汉姆在德国没有留下什么印象-尽管第2回合在和厄瓜多尔的比赛中打入致胜任意球--艾里克森也因为不顾其状态坚持使用这位队长而饱受批评.