The ECHO’s Chris Beesley continues his daily series of articles on Everton and the World Cup running throughout the tournament in Qatar.
After turning out in the 1992 Olympics, Everton winger Niclas Alexandersson had to wait a decade to play in his first World Cup but he made up for lost time by firing in a spectacular equaliser against an England side managed by his fellow Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson. Competing in the Japanese city of Saitama, Sol Campbell had headed England ahead on 24 minutes but just before the hour mark, Alexandersson pounced to earn his side a share of the spoils, picking up a loose ball from Danny Mills’ clearance on his right foot outside the area before cutting inside and scoring with his left.
He told the ECHO: “Whenever it’s the World Cup or Sweden are due to play England, I tend to come across my goal again. It was a bit of a wobbler as you say.
